The Setting of Environmental Politics -- A History of Environmental Transformation -- The Environmental Impulse -- Nature in an Urbanized Society -- The Web of Life -- Land Development -- Public Resources and Private Resources -- Environmental Engagement -- The Environmental Opposition -- The Politics of Environmental Implementation -- Environmental Science -- The Environmental Economy -- Environmental Technology -- The Structure of Environmental Politics -- The Results of Policy -- Environmental Perspective -- Past, Present, and Future
Summary
"A History of Environmental Politics Since 1945 develops a comprehensive perspective on environmental affairs in the United States during the last third of the twentieth century for the specialist, the general public, and the student. Sam Hays's depth of knowledge and high level of insight will inform both those who are environmental experts and those who wish to take a first step at grasping the intricacies of environmental politics. And it constitutes a formative guide to a subject that promises to engage the nation even more fully in the twenty-first century."--Jacket
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-250) and index
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