The American West at risk : science, myths, and politics of land abuse and recovery / / Howard G. Wilshire, Jane E. Nielson, Richard W. Hazlett

• Autore: Wilshire Howard Gordon <1926->
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (634 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.720978
• Soggetto topico: Nature conservation - West (U.S.); Conservation of natural resources - West (U.S.); Nature - Effect of human beings on - West (U.S.); Land use - Environmental aspects - West (U.S.)
• Soggetto geografico: West (U.S.) Environmental conditions
• Altri autori: NielsonJane E HazlettRichard W
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Once and future trees -- Harvesting the future -- Raiding the range -- Digging to China -- Routes of ruin -- Legacies of war -- Creating the nuclear wasteland -- No habitat but our own -- The last drops -- Garbage of the golden west -- Tragedy of the playground -- Driving to the end of America's birthright -- Nature's way.
• Sommario/riassunto: The American West at Risk summarises the dominant human-generated environmental challenges facing the 11 contiguous arid western United States. The importance of this story is that protecting lands and soil also protects air and water quality, and water supplies, which are critical support for our lives and our health.
• Titolo autorizzato: The American West at risk
• ISBN: 0-19-756178-0; 1-281-34185-1; 9786611341855; 0-19-972261-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910813507803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford scholarship online.