Description |
1 online resource (xx, 393 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Series |
Nature and human societies.
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Contents |
Series foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Maps -- 1. A land of upheaval and diversity -- Major forces -- Regions -- Arrival of humans -- Conclusion -- References -- 2. Reciprocity and the indigenous landscape -- Establishing human-ecological regimes -- Conclusion -- References -- 3. Displacement and replacement : establishing new ecological regimes -- Ecological imperialism and revolutions -- Explorations -- Exchanges -- Initial settlements -- Transforming water, changing culture -- Environmental conflict -- Conclusion -- References -- 4. Industrializing nature -- Institutional and intellectual frameworks -- Industrializing mining -- Industrializing agriculture -- Industrializing fisheries -- Industrializing forests -- Conclusion -- References -- 5. Responding to industrialized environments -- Characterizing the conservation movement -- Fisheries, government science, and emerging conservation -- Crusade for reclamation and the illusion of control -- Forests and conservation -- Preservation movement -- Urban environmental change -- Conclusion -- References -- 6. Modern environmental conflicts -- The revision of modern agriculture -- Forest debates -- Energy and protests -- Cities in the modern Far West -- Episodes of conflict : environmental politics in the modern Far West -- Conclusion -- Epilogue -- References -- 7. Case studies -- Case study : environment and empire -- the Northwest Fur Trade -- Ecology of otters and beavers -- Initiating the trade in soft gold -- Competitive environments and declining furs -- The end of the fur trade and its consequences -- Conclusion -- References -- Case study : Los Angeles and the problem of water -- The nature of Los Angeles river development -- Solving the problem of too little water -- Solving the problem of too much water -- Postscript -- Conclusion -- References -- Case study : The forests, the owls, and the radicals -- The setting -- Activism in the woods -- Competing authorities -- Resolution : timber summit and the Northwest forest plan -- Conclusion -- References -- Documents -- Important people, events, and concepts -- Chronology -- References and further reading -- Index -- About the author |
Summary |
The most up-to-date and insightful overview available on the environmental history of the West Coast of the United States, a region of extraordinary physical beauty distinguished by its inhabitants' efforts to both sustain and exploit their natural resources |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-376) and index |
Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
Subject |
Human ecology -- Pacific Coast (U.S.) -- History
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Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- Pacific Coast (U.S.)
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Human Geography.
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Ecology
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Human ecology
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Nature -- Effect of human beings on
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Ökologie
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Natur
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Westküste
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Umwelt
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SUBJECT |
Pacific Coast (U.S.) -- Environmental conditions
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Subject |
United States -- Pacific Coast
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USA
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781851099092 |
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1851099093 |
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9781851099108 |
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1851099107 |
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1280956283 |
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9781280956287 |
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9786610956289 |
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6610956286 |
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