Main Title |
The shaping of environmentalism in America / |
Author |
Scheffer, Victor B.
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Publisher |
University of Washington Press, |
Year Published |
1991 |
OCLC Number |
21970896 |
ISBN |
029597060X; 9780295970608 |
Subjects |
Environmental policy--United States--History ;
Environmental protection--United States--History ;
Human ecology--United States--History ;
Ecologische beweging ;
Milieubeleid ;
Umweltpolitik--(DE-588)4078523-3 ;
Umweltschutz--(DE-588)4061644-7 ;
USA--(DE-588)4078704-7
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ESAM |
HC110.E5S39 1991 |
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Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
06/01/1991 |
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Collation |
x, 249 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-229) and index. |
Contents Notes |
pt. 1. Awareness of Planet Earth. The roots of environmentalism ; The societal background -- pt. 2. Areas of environmental concern. Croplands, rangelands, and forests ; Natural lands ; The ocean ; Fresh water ; Air quality ; Minerals ; Energy ; Control of the atom ; Society's wastes and poisons ; Endangered species ; The human population -- pt. 3. A revelation becomes a revolution. The citizens organize ; The educational front ; The litigational front ; The political front: Congress ; Environmental trends ; Epilogue: the 1980s. |