02465nam 2200577 450 991079772140332120230808212722.00-19-026503-50-19-984496-8(CKB)3710000000529654(EBL)4310812(SSID)ssj0001651512(PQKBManifestationID)16426285(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001651512(PQKBWorkID)14974255(PQKB)10185601(MiAaPQ)EBC4310812(Au-PeEL)EBL4310812(CaPaEBR)ebr11138643(CaONFJC)MIL875875(OCoLC)935259015(EXLCZ)99371000000052965420160118h20162016 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrShrinking the earth the rise and decline of American abundance /Donald WorsterNew York, New York :Oxford University Press,2016.©20161 online resource (289 p.)Includes index.0-19-084985-1 0-19-984495-X Prologue: Gatsby's green light -- Second earth. The discovery of natural abundance -- Many revolutions follow -- Ultimately, stability -- Nantucket Island -- After the frontier. The watershed -- Land of coal and steel -- The resourceful state -- Imperial valley -- Planet of limits. Plunder and plenty -- The wolf at the door -- Earth's boundaries -- Athabasca River -- Epilogue: life on a pale blue dot."The discovery of the Americas around 1500 AD was an extraordinary watershed in human experience. It gave rise to the modern period of human ecology, a phenomenon global in scope that set in motion profound changes in almost every society on earth. This new period, which saw the depletion of the lands of the New World, proved tragic for some, triumphant for others, and powerfully affecting for all."--Provided by publisher.Human ecologyNorth AmericaHistoryNatureEffect of human beings onNorth AmericafastHuman ecologyHistory.NatureEffect of human beings on.304.2097Worster Donald128206MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910797721403321Shrinking the earth3809672UNINA