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UNINA9910450302403321 |
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Autore |
Tal Alon <1960-> |
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Titolo |
Pollution in a promised land [[electronic resource] ] : an environmental history of Israel / / Alon Tal |
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Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2002 |
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ISBN |
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1-59734-819-8 |
9786612762710 |
0-520-93649-3 |
1-282-76271-0 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (589 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Pollution - Israel |
Environmental protection - Israel |
Environmental policy - Israel |
Israel Environmental conditions |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 435-516) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- 1. The Pathology of a Polluted River: An Introduction to Israel's Environmental Crises -- 2. Reclaiming a Homeland: Zionism's Mixed Ecological Message -- 3. Palestine's Environment, 1900-1949: Prelude to Disaster or Benign Half-Century? -- 4. The Forest's Many Shades of Green -- 5. The Emergence of an Israeli Environmental Movement -- 6. A General Launches a War for Wildlife -- 7. The Quantity and Quality of Israel's Water Resources -- 8. Israel's Urban Environment, 1948-1988: The Politics of Neglect -- 9. A Ministry of the Environment Comes of Age -- 10. Israel, Arabs, and the Environment -- 11. Environmental Activism Hits Its Stride -- 12. Toward a Sustainable Future? -- Notes -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Virtually undeveloped one hundred years ago, Israel, the promised "land of milk and honey," is in ecological disarray. In this gripping book, Alon Tal provides--for the first time ever--a history of environmentalism in Israel, interviewing hundreds of experts and activists who have made it their mission to keep the country's |
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