LEADER 04906nam 22010214a 450 001 9910450302403321 005 20240410065511.0 010 $a1-59734-819-8 010 $a9786612762710 010 $a0-520-93649-3 010 $a1-282-76271-0 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520936492 035 $a(CKB)1000000000006230 035 $a(EBL)224696 035 $a(OCoLC)475931758 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000224243 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11202087 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000224243 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10206649 035 $a(PQKB)10985582 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC224696 035 $a(OCoLC)52862210 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse30443 035 $a(DE-B1597)519091 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520936492 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL224696 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10051162 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL276271 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000006230 100 $a20010725d2002 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun#---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPollution in a promised land$b[electronic resource] $ean environmental history of Israel /$fAlon Tal 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aBerkeley, Calif. $cUniversity of California Press$dc2002 215 $a1 online resource (589 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-520-22442-6 311 0 $a0-520-23428-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 435-516) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tIllustrations --$tAcknowledgments --$tPreface --$t1. The Pathology of a Polluted River: An Introduction to Israel's Environmental Crises --$t2. Reclaiming a Homeland: Zionism's Mixed Ecological Message --$t3. Palestine's Environment, 1900-1949: Prelude to Disaster or Benign Half-Century? --$t4. The Forest's Many Shades of Green --$t5. The Emergence of an Israeli Environmental Movement --$t6. A General Launches a War for Wildlife --$t7. The Quantity and Quality of Israel's Water Resources --$t8. Israel's Urban Environment, 1948-1988: The Politics of Neglect --$t9. A Ministry of the Environment Comes of Age --$t10. Israel, Arabs, and the Environment --$t11. Environmental Activism Hits Its Stride --$t12. Toward a Sustainable Future? --$tNotes --$tIndex 330 $aVirtually 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 remarkable development sustainable amid a century of political and cultural turmoil. The modern Zionist vision began as a quest to redeem a land that bore the cumulative effects of two thousand years of foreign domination and neglect. Since then, Israel has suffered from its success. A tenfold increase in population and standard of living has polluted the air. The deserts have bloomed but groundwater has become contaminated. Urban sprawl threatens to pave over much of the country's breathtaking landscape. Yet there is hope. Tal's account considers the ecological and tactical lessons that emerge from dozens of cases of environmental mishaps, from habitat loss to river reclamation. Pollution in a Promised Land argues that the priorities and strategies of Israeli environmental advocates must address issues beyond traditional green agendas. 606 $aPollution$zIsrael 606 $aEnvironmental protection$zIsrael 606 $aEnvironmental policy$zIsrael 607 $aIsrael$xEnvironmental conditions 610 $aair pollution. 610 $aconservation. 610 $acontaminated groundwater. 610 $acultural study. 610 $aearth sciences. 610 $aecologists. 610 $aenvironment sustainability. 610 $aenvironmental activists. 610 $aenvironmental advocates. 610 $aenvironmental history. 610 $aenvironmentalism. 610 $aenvironmentalists. 610 $aglobal issues. 610 $ahabitat loss. 610 $ahistorians. 610 $aisrael. 610 $ajudaism. 610 $anonfiction. 610 $apolitical activists. 610 $apolitical issues. 610 $apollution. 610 $apopulation growth. 610 $aregional history. 610 $ariver reclamation. 610 $atextbooks. 610 $aurban sprawl. 610 $azionists. 615 0$aPollution 615 0$aEnvironmental protection 615 0$aEnvironmental policy 676 $a363.7/02/095694 700 $aTal$b Alon$f1960-$01034827 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450302403321 996 $aPollution in a promised land$92454195 997 $aUNINA