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Agrarianism and the good society [[electronic resource] ] : land, culture, conflict, and hope / / Eric T. Freyfogle
Agrarianism and the good society [[electronic resource] ] : land, culture, conflict, and hope / / Eric T. Freyfogle
Autore Freyfogle Eric T
Pubbl/distr/stampa Lexington, : University Press of Kentucky, c2007
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (191 p.)
Disciplina 306.3/490973
Collana Culture of the land
Soggetto topico Land use - Environmental aspects - United States
Environmental degradation - United States
Environmental ethics - United States
Human ecology - United States
Social values - United States
National characteristics, American
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 0-8131-3488-9
1-283-23313-4
9786613233134
0-8131-7250-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Introduction -- Life in the enclaves -- A durable scale -- The education of Ada -- Framing our choices -- Goodbye to the public-private divide -- Back toward community -- Love and democracy -- Wanted: environmental leader -- The politics of homeland health.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910451566103321
Freyfogle Eric T  
Lexington, : University Press of Kentucky, c2007
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Agrarianism and the good society [[electronic resource] ] : land, culture, conflict, and hope / / Eric T. Freyfogle
Agrarianism and the good society [[electronic resource] ] : land, culture, conflict, and hope / / Eric T. Freyfogle
Autore Freyfogle Eric T
Pubbl/distr/stampa Lexington, : University Press of Kentucky, c2007
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (191 p.)
Disciplina 306.3/490973
Collana Culture of the land
Soggetto topico Land use - Environmental aspects - United States
Environmental degradation - United States
Environmental ethics - United States
Human ecology - United States
Social values - United States
National characteristics, American
ISBN 0-8131-3488-9
1-283-23313-4
9786613233134
0-8131-7250-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Introduction -- Life in the enclaves -- A durable scale -- The education of Ada -- Framing our choices -- Goodbye to the public-private divide -- Back toward community -- Love and democracy -- Wanted: environmental leader -- The politics of homeland health.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910778151903321
Freyfogle Eric T  
Lexington, : University Press of Kentucky, c2007
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Agrarianism and the good society : land, culture, conflict, and hope / / Eric T. Freyfogle
Agrarianism and the good society : land, culture, conflict, and hope / / Eric T. Freyfogle
Autore Freyfogle Eric T
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Lexington, : University Press of Kentucky, c2007
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (191 p.)
Disciplina 306.3/490973
Collana Culture of the land
Soggetto topico Land use - Environmental aspects - United States
Environmental degradation - United States
Environmental ethics - United States
Human ecology - United States
Social values - United States
National characteristics, American
ISBN 0-8131-3488-9
1-283-23313-4
9786613233134
0-8131-7250-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Introduction -- Life in the enclaves -- A durable scale -- The education of Ada -- Framing our choices -- Goodbye to the public-private divide -- Back toward community -- Love and democracy -- Wanted: environmental leader -- The politics of homeland health.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910824674303321
Freyfogle Eric T  
Lexington, : University Press of Kentucky, c2007
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Breakpoint : Reckoning with America's Environmental Crises / / Steve Chapple, Jeremy B. C. Jackson
Breakpoint : Reckoning with America's Environmental Crises / / Steve Chapple, Jeremy B. C. Jackson
Autore Jackson Jeremy B. C.
Pubbl/distr/stampa New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2018]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xvi, 296 pages) : illustrations, maps
Disciplina 363.700973
Soggetto topico Environmental policy - United States
Environmental degradation - United States
Environmental disasters - United States
Ecology - Economic aspects - United States
ISBN 0-300-23503-8
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- BREAKPOINT -- PART I. Heartland -- One. Corn Off the Cob -- Two. Food versus Fuel -- Three. Where's the Food? -- Four. Don't Drink That! -- PART II. Coast -- Five. Delta Dawn -- Six. Blue Bayou -- Seven. The Fate of a Great City -- PART III. Too Little Water and Too Much -- Eight. Sea Level Rise Is Dangerous -- Nine. Retreat from the Coasts -- Ten. Agriculture in Crisis -- Eleven. Reinventing Agriculture -- Epilogue: America at the Crossroads -- Notes -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910796923003321
Jackson Jeremy B. C.  
New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2018]
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Breakpoint : Reckoning with America's Environmental Crises / / Steve Chapple, Jeremy B. C. Jackson
Breakpoint : Reckoning with America's Environmental Crises / / Steve Chapple, Jeremy B. C. Jackson
Autore Jackson Jeremy B. C.
Pubbl/distr/stampa New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2018]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xvi, 296 pages) : illustrations, maps
Disciplina 363.700973
Soggetto topico Environmental policy - United States
Environmental degradation - United States
Environmental disasters - United States
Ecology - Economic aspects - United States
ISBN 0-300-23503-8
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- BREAKPOINT -- PART I. Heartland -- One. Corn Off the Cob -- Two. Food versus Fuel -- Three. Where's the Food? -- Four. Don't Drink That! -- PART II. Coast -- Five. Delta Dawn -- Six. Blue Bayou -- Seven. The Fate of a Great City -- PART III. Too Little Water and Too Much -- Eight. Sea Level Rise Is Dangerous -- Nine. Retreat from the Coasts -- Ten. Agriculture in Crisis -- Eleven. Reinventing Agriculture -- Epilogue: America at the Crossroads -- Notes -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910824402603321
Jackson Jeremy B. C.  
New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2018]
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Environmental & social justice challenges near America's most popular museums, parks, zoos & other heritage attractions. / / Michael Greenberg
Environmental & social justice challenges near America's most popular museums, parks, zoos & other heritage attractions. / / Michael Greenberg
Autore Greenberg Michael
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer Nature Switzerland AG, , [2022]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (209 pages)
Disciplina 363.700973
Soggetto topico Environmental degradation - United States
Parks - United States
Recreation areas - United States
ISBN 9783031081835
9783031081828
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Part I: Context and Design -- Chapter 1: Creating Attractions and Tolerating Inequity -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Processes Leading to Wealth and Health Clusters Around Heritage Sites -- 1.2.1 The Industrial Revolution, 1800-1960s: Building Wealth, Heritage Sites and Injustice -- 1.2.2 Erosion of the U.S. Manufacturing Base and Emergence of Leisure and Hospitality Industries: The 1960s-1980s -- 1.2.3 Redlining, Gentrification, and the Primacy of Economic Growth Beliefs -- 1.2.4 Social and Environmental Justice -- 1.3 Five Key Themes -- 1.4 This Volume -- References -- Chapter 2: Designing a Multiple-Scale and Multiple-Metric Data Analysis -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Finding Heritage Attraction Sites -- 2.3 Finding and Using Data -- 2.3.1 Shapes for Collecting Data: The Census Tract Challenge -- 2.3.2 Selection of Metrics and Statistical Tools -- 2.3.3 Displaying the Data as Maps -- 2.4 Expanding the Search for Non-Heritage Attraction Cluster Sites -- References -- Part II: Case Studies -- Chapter 3: America's Forever Beautiful Heritage Attraction Sites: The U.S.'s Most Popular National Parks -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Data and Methods -- 3.2.1 Choosing National Park Sites -- 3.2.2 Choosing Metrics -- 3.3 Results -- 3.3.1 Comparisons Among the National Park Areas and Their Hosts -- 3.3.2 Associations Among the Environmental, Demographic, Public Health and Built Environment Metrics -- 3.4 National Parks and the Justice Challenge -- 3.4.1 Glacier National Park -- 3.4.2 Indiana Dunes National Park -- 3.5 Discussion -- References -- Chapter 4: Remnants of the Industrial Revolution: America's Historic Grand Concourses as Heritage Attractions -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Data and Methods -- 4.3 Results -- 4.4 Grand Concourses and the Evolutions of their Cities.
4.4.1 Group 1: The Grand Concourse -- 4.4.2 Group 2: The EJ-SJ Challenges of Five Midwest Industrial Revolution Cities -- 4.4.3 Group 3: Four Southern and Western Grand Avenues with Symbolic Advantages and Challenges -- 4.4.4 Group 4: Grand Concourses Remaining Grand -- 4.5 Discussion -- References -- Chapter 5: Zoos as Endangered Attractions -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Data and Methods -- 5.3 Results -- 5.4 Zoos: Responding to Multiple Challenges -- 5.4.1 Animal Rights -- 5.4.2 Zoos at the Intersection of Social and Environmental Justice -- 5.5 Discussion -- References -- Chapter 6: America' Iconic Urban Parks and the Gentrification Challenge -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Data and Methods -- 6.3 Results -- 6.4 Large Urban Parks at the Heart of a Balancing Act -- 6.4.1 Four Urban Parks in Industrial Cities -- 6.4.2 Western Cities -- 6.4.3 Five Major Parks in Four Symbolic Cities -- 6.5 Discussion -- References -- Chapter 7: Museums, the Building of Wealth Clusters and Soft Power -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Data and Methods -- 7.3 Results -- 7.4 The Tension Between Building Soft Power, Accumulation of Wealth, and Preserving Communities -- 7.4.1 Metropolitan Regions with Less than Five Million -- 7.4.2 Metropolitan Regions with More than Five Million -- 7.5 Discussion -- References -- Part III: Looking for Other Species of Heritage Sites and Better Solutions -- Chapter 8: Other Species of Heritage Sites: Commercial and Political Symbols -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Data and Methods -- 8.3 Results -- 8.4 Different Species of Attractions -- 8.4.1 Group 2 Attractions -- 8.4.2 Group 1 Attractions -- 8.5 Discussion -- References -- Chapter 9: Looking for Better Affordable Housing Solutions -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 The U.S. Federal Government's Housing Policies -- 9.3 Gentrification Is the Answer But What Is the Question?.
9.4 Looking Around the Country for Evidence of Providing Affordable Housing and Including Heritage Attractions -- 9.5 Looking at the OECD Nations and Beyond -- 9.6 Discussion -- References -- Chapter 10: Epilogue: Summary and Looking Forward -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Summary -- 10.3 Looking Forward -- 10.3.1 Improved Monitoring Capacity -- 10.3.2 Coping with Low Probability: High Consequence Hazards and Cascading Effects -- 10.3.3 Demographic Change and Growing Disparities -- 10.3.4 Managing Increasing Uncertainty -- References -- Index.
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Greenberg Michael  
Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer Nature Switzerland AG, , [2022]
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Examining biodiversity loss : drivers, impacts, and potential solutions : hearing before the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, first session, May 19, 2021
Examining biodiversity loss : drivers, impacts, and potential solutions : hearing before the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, first session, May 19, 2021
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington : , : U.S. Government Publishing Office, , 2021
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (iii, 93 pages) : color illustrations
Collana S. hrg.
Soggetto topico Biodiversity - Climatic factors - United States
Biodiversity conservation - United States
Habitat conservation - United States
Environmental degradation - United States
Soggetto genere / forma Legislative hearings.
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Altri titoli varianti Examining biodiversity loss
Record Nr. UNINA-9910716892103321
Washington : , : U.S. Government Publishing Office, , 2021
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Sustainability and the U.S. EPA [[electronic resource] /] / National Research Council of the National Academies
Sustainability and the U.S. EPA [[electronic resource] /] / National Research Council of the National Academies
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2011
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (162 p.)
Disciplina 363.7
Soggetto topico Environmental protection - United States
Environmental policy - United States
Sustainable development - United States
Environmental degradation - United States
Pollution - Government policy - United States
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-283-27876-6
9786613278760
0-309-21253-7
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto ""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 History of Sustainability""; ""3 A Sustainability Framework for EPA""; ""4 Sustainability Assessment and Management: Process, Tools, and Indicators""; ""5 How Risk Assessment and Risk Management Relate to the Sustainability Framework""; ""6 Changing the Culture in EPA""; ""7 Benefits of a Sustainability Approach at EPA""; ""Appendix A: The Committee on Incorporating Sustainability in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency""; ""Appendix B: Statement of Task""; ""Appendix C: Glossary""
""Appendix D: Sustainability in the OECD""""Appendix E: Sustainability Indicators""
Record Nr. UNINA-9910457317203321
Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2011
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Sustainability and the U.S. EPA [[electronic resource] /] / National Research Council of the National Academies
Sustainability and the U.S. EPA [[electronic resource] /] / National Research Council of the National Academies
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2011
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (162 p.)
Disciplina 363.7
Soggetto topico Environmental protection - United States
Environmental policy - United States
Sustainable development - United States
Environmental degradation - United States
Pollution - Government policy - United States
ISBN 0-309-21255-3
1-283-27876-6
9786613278760
0-309-21253-7
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto ""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 History of Sustainability""; ""3 A Sustainability Framework for EPA""; ""4 Sustainability Assessment and Management: Process, Tools, and Indicators""; ""5 How Risk Assessment and Risk Management Relate to the Sustainability Framework""; ""6 Changing the Culture in EPA""; ""7 Benefits of a Sustainability Approach at EPA""; ""Appendix A: The Committee on Incorporating Sustainability in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency""; ""Appendix B: Statement of Task""; ""Appendix C: Glossary""
""Appendix D: Sustainability in the OECD""""Appendix E: Sustainability Indicators""
Record Nr. UNINA-9910781707503321
Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2011
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Sustainability and the U.S. EPA / / National Research Council of the National Academies
Sustainability and the U.S. EPA / / National Research Council of the National Academies
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2011
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (162 p.)
Disciplina 363.7
Soggetto topico Environmental protection - United States
Environmental policy - United States
Sustainable development - United States
Environmental degradation - United States
Pollution - Government policy - United States
ISBN 0-309-21255-3
1-283-27876-6
9786613278760
0-309-21253-7
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto ""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 History of Sustainability""; ""3 A Sustainability Framework for EPA""; ""4 Sustainability Assessment and Management: Process, Tools, and Indicators""; ""5 How Risk Assessment and Risk Management Relate to the Sustainability Framework""; ""6 Changing the Culture in EPA""; ""7 Benefits of a Sustainability Approach at EPA""; ""Appendix A: The Committee on Incorporating Sustainability in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency""; ""Appendix B: Statement of Task""; ""Appendix C: Glossary""
""Appendix D: Sustainability in the OECD""""Appendix E: Sustainability Indicators""
Record Nr. UNINA-9910819163803321
Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2011
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