Agency, democracy, and nature [[electronic resource] ] : the U.S. environmental movement from a critical theory perspective / / Robert J. Brulle
| Agency, democracy, and nature [[electronic resource] ] : the U.S. environmental movement from a critical theory perspective / / Robert J. Brulle |
| Autore | Brulle Robert J |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (360 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.7/2/0973 |
| Soggetto topico | Environmentalism - United States - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-262-26165-0
0-262-26940-6 1-4237-3083-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450036203321 |
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Agency, democracy, and nature : the U.S. environmental movement from a critical theory perspective / / Robert J. Brulle
| Agency, democracy, and nature : the U.S. environmental movement from a critical theory perspective / / Robert J. Brulle |
| Autore | Brulle Robert J |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, 2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 347 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 333.7/0973 |
| Soggetto topico | Environmentalism - United States - History |
| ISBN |
0-262-26165-0
0-262-26940-6 1-4237-3083-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777371703321 |
Brulle Robert J
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| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, 2000 | ||
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Barry Commoner and the science of survival [[electronic resource] ] : the remaking of American environmentalism / / Michael Egan
| Barry Commoner and the science of survival [[electronic resource] ] : the remaking of American environmentalism / / Michael Egan |
| Autore | Egan Michael <1974-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | xi, 283 p., [8] p. of plates : ill |
| Disciplina | 363.70973 |
| Collana | Urban and industrial environments |
| Soggetto topico | Environmentalism - United States - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-09892-6
9786612098925 0-262-27217-2 1-4294-7711-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452303003321 |
Egan Michael <1974->
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| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT, c2007 | ||
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Barry Commoner and the science of survival : the remaking of American environmentalism / / Michael Egan
| Barry Commoner and the science of survival : the remaking of American environmentalism / / Michael Egan |
| Autore | Egan Michael <1974-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT, ©2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | xi, 283 p., [8] p. of plates : ill |
| Disciplina | 363.70973 |
| Collana | Urban and industrial environments |
| Soggetto topico | Environmentalism - United States - History |
| Soggetto non controllato | ENVIRONMENT/General |
| ISBN |
1-282-09892-6
9786612098925 0-262-27217-2 1-4294-7711-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Introduction : The new apparatus -- 1. In the thunderclaps wake -- 2. Guarding the public -- 3. The new jeremiad -- 4. When scientists disagree -- 5. Biological capital -- 6. The other environmentalism -- Conclusion : If we would know life -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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Barry Commoner and the science of survival : the remaking of American environmentalism / / Michael Egan
| Barry Commoner and the science of survival : the remaking of American environmentalism / / Michael Egan |
| Autore | Egan Michael <1974-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | xi, 283 p., [8] p. of plates : ill |
| Disciplina | 363.70973 |
| Collana | Urban and industrial environments |
| Soggetto topico | Environmentalism - United States - History |
| ISBN |
9786612098925
9781282098923 1282098926 9780262272179 0262272172 9781429477116 1429477113 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Introduction : The new apparatus -- 1. In the thunderclaps wake -- 2. Guarding the public -- 3. The new jeremiad -- 4. When scientists disagree -- 5. Biological capital -- 6. The other environmentalism -- Conclusion : If we would know life -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910970270603321 |
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| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT, c2007 | ||
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A companion to American environmental history [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Douglas Cazaux Sackman
| A companion to American environmental history [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Douglas Cazaux Sackman |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (694 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.720973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SackmanDouglas Cazaux <1968-> |
| Collana | Blackwell companions to American history |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmentalism - United States - History
Environmental policy - United States - History Green movement - United States - History |
| ISBN |
1-282-54821-2
1-78034-093-1 9786612548215 1-4051-9735-8 1-4443-2361-X 1-4443-2362-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
A COMPANION TO AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; Part I The Elements of Environmental History; 1 Paths Toward Home: Landmarks of the Field in Environmental History; 2 Air; 3 The Living Earth: History, Darwinian Evolution, and the Grasslands; 4 Fire; 5 Water; Part II Nature and the Construction of Society and Identity; 6 Race and US Environmental History; 7 Gender; 8 Class; 9 Body Counts: Tracking the Human Body Through Environmental History; Part III The Nature of American Culture
10 From Wilderness to Hybrid Landscapes: The Cultural Turn in Environmental History 11 American Indian Environmental Relations; 12 Cultures of Nature: To ca. 1810; 13 Cultures of Nature: Nineteenth Century; 14 Cultures of Nature: Twentieth Century; 15 From Wilderness Prophets to Tool Freaks: Post-World War II Environmentalism; 16 The Black Box in the Garden: Consumers and the Environment; Part IV Contact Zones: Americans Conjoining the Natural World; 17 Flora; 18 Fauna: A Prospectus for Evolutionary History; 19 Water Development: The Plot Thickens 20 Rich Crevices of Inquiry: Mining and Environmental History 21 Who Cares About Forests? How Forest History Matters; 22 Cultivating an Agro-Environmental History; 23 Oceans: Fusing the History of Science and Technology with Environmental History; 24 Cities and Suburbs; 25 Energy and Transportation; 26 The Global Ecological Reach of the United States: Exporting Capital and Importing Commodities; 27 Food; Part V Outside of the Grid: Place, Borders, and Scale; 28 Blinded by History: The Geographic Dimension of Environment and Society 29 The Northeastern Pacific Basin: An Environmental Approach to Seascapes and Littoral Places 30 Earthlings: Evolution and Place in Environmental History; 31 "Most Fruitful Results": Transborder Approaches to Canadian-American Environmental History; 32 Seeing Beyond Our Borders: US and Non-US Historiographies; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910140616003321 |
| Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010 | ||
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A companion to American environmental history / / edited by Douglas Cazaux Sackman
| A companion to American environmental history / / edited by Douglas Cazaux Sackman |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (694 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.720973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SackmanDouglas Cazaux <1968-> |
| Collana | Blackwell companions to American history |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmentalism - United States - History
Environmental policy - United States - History Green movement - United States - History |
| ISBN |
9786612548215
9781282548213 1282548212 9781780340937 1780340931 9781405197359 1405197358 9781444323610 144432361X 9781444323627 1444323628 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
A COMPANION TO AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; Part I The Elements of Environmental History; 1 Paths Toward Home: Landmarks of the Field in Environmental History; 2 Air; 3 The Living Earth: History, Darwinian Evolution, and the Grasslands; 4 Fire; 5 Water; Part II Nature and the Construction of Society and Identity; 6 Race and US Environmental History; 7 Gender; 8 Class; 9 Body Counts: Tracking the Human Body Through Environmental History; Part III The Nature of American Culture
10 From Wilderness to Hybrid Landscapes: The Cultural Turn in Environmental History 11 American Indian Environmental Relations; 12 Cultures of Nature: To ca. 1810; 13 Cultures of Nature: Nineteenth Century; 14 Cultures of Nature: Twentieth Century; 15 From Wilderness Prophets to Tool Freaks: Post-World War II Environmentalism; 16 The Black Box in the Garden: Consumers and the Environment; Part IV Contact Zones: Americans Conjoining the Natural World; 17 Flora; 18 Fauna: A Prospectus for Evolutionary History; 19 Water Development: The Plot Thickens 20 Rich Crevices of Inquiry: Mining and Environmental History 21 Who Cares About Forests? How Forest History Matters; 22 Cultivating an Agro-Environmental History; 23 Oceans: Fusing the History of Science and Technology with Environmental History; 24 Cities and Suburbs; 25 Energy and Transportation; 26 The Global Ecological Reach of the United States: Exporting Capital and Importing Commodities; 27 Food; Part V Outside of the Grid: Place, Borders, and Scale; 28 Blinded by History: The Geographic Dimension of Environment and Society 29 The Northeastern Pacific Basin: An Environmental Approach to Seascapes and Littoral Places 30 Earthlings: Evolution and Place in Environmental History; 31 "Most Fruitful Results": Transborder Approaches to Canadian-American Environmental History; 32 Seeing Beyond Our Borders: US and Non-US Historiographies; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815187403321 |
| Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010 | ||
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CQ Press guide to U.S. environmental policy / / Sally K. Fairfax and Edmund Russell, editors
| CQ Press guide to U.S. environmental policy / / Sally K. Fairfax and Edmund Russell, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Thousand Oaks, California : , : CQ Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (537 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.720973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental policy - United States - History
Environmentalism - United States - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-78402-587-9
1-4833-4655-2 1-4522-7076-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
GUIDE TO U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY-FRONT COVER; GUIDE TO U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; COPYRIGHT; SUMMARY TABLE OF CONTENTS; TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; ABOUT THE EDITORS; CONTRIBUTORS; INTRODUCTION: CONTINUITY AND CHANGE; PART I: EVOLUTION OF AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY (BEGINNINGS TO TODAY); CHAPTER 1: CHANGING UNDERSTANDINGS OF THE NATURE AND ROLE OF GOVERNMENT POLICY (EARLY YEARS TO PRESENT); CHAPTER 2: AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES, WESTWARD EXPANSION, AND LAND USE (FIRST ARRIVALS THROUGH THE 1870S)
CHAPTER 3: A CHANGING GEOGRAPHY OF HOPE: TECHNOLOGY, NATURE, AND PROGRESS (1800-PRESENT)CHAPTER 4: LEGACIES OF INDIGENOUS RESISTANCE TO COLONIAL EXPANSION (1860S-PRESENT); CHAPTER 5: THE UNITED STATES ON THE WORLD STAGE: THE EVOLUTION OF AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY INTERNATIONALLY (1860S-PRESENT); CHAPTER 6: RECOGNIZING LIMITS TO GROWTH: AN OVERVIEW OF UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND ITS IMPACT (1860S-PRESENT); PART II: RECLAIMING AND RESTORING THE ENVIRONMENT (1700S-TODAY); CHAPTER 7: URBANIZATION AND LAND USE: ISSUES AND POLICIES (1700S-PRESENT) CHAPTER 8: WATER AND WATERWAYS: ISSUES AND POLICIES (1700S-PRESENT)CHAPTER 9: THE PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT AND CONSERVATION (1890S-PRESENT); CHAPTER 10: ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY TOOLS (1700S-PRESENT); PART III: GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT FRAME ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY (1770S-TODAY); CHAPTER 11: THE STATES AND THE ENVIRONMENT: HISTORY, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND POLICIES (1770S-PRESENT); CHAPTER 12: FEDERALISM: CONFLICTS AND COOPERATION AMONG LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL OBJECTIVES (1780S-PRESENT) CHAPTER 13: THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND ITS PRECURSORS: HISTORY, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND POLICIES (1800S-PRESENT)CHAPTER 14: THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE: HISTORY, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND POLICIES (1862-PRESENT); CHAPTER 15: THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE: HISTORY, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND POLICIES (1903-PRESENT); CHAPTER 16: THE GREAT DEPRESSION AND THE NEW DEAL (1929-PRESENT); CHAPTER 17: THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND ITS PRECURSORS: HISTORY, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND POLICIES (1770S-PRESENT) CHAPTER 18: THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ITS PRECURSORS: HISTORY, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND POLICIES (1942-PRESENT)CHAPTER 19: THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AND ITS PRECURSORS: HISTORY, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND POLICIES (1970-PRESENT); PART IV: CONTEMPORARY ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES (1950S-TODAY); CHAPTER 20: THE MODERN ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT (1950S-PRESENT); CHAPTER 21: CLEAN WATER SCARCITY (1950S-PRESENT); CHAPTER 22: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ISSUES (1950S-PRESENT); CHAPTER 23: FOOD SYSTEMS AND THE ENVIRONMENT (1950S-PRESENT); CHAPTER 24: OCEANS AND FISHERIES (1950S-PRESENT) CHAPTER 25: GLOBAL WARMING AND CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY (1960S-PRESENT) |
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Guide to U.S. environmental policy
U.S. environmental policy |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910480226203321 |
| Thousand Oaks, California : , : CQ Press, , 2014 | ||
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Engineers, far from ordinary : the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in St. Louis / / Damon Manders and Brian Rentfro
| Engineers, far from ordinary : the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in St. Louis / / Damon Manders and Brian Rentfro |
| Autore | Manders Damon |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Vicksburg, Miss. : , : Ordnance and Technical Services Branch, St. Louis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, , [2011] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii pages, ii unnumbered pages, 430 pages) : illustrations, maps, photographs |
| Soggetto topico |
Civil engineering - United States - History
Hydraulic engineering - United States - History Disaster relief - United States Environmentalism - United States - History Engineers |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Biographies. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Engineers, far from ordinary |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910702334303321 |
Manders Damon
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| Vicksburg, Miss. : , : Ordnance and Technical Services Branch, St. Louis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, , [2011] | ||
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Environment and history : the taming of nature in the USA and South Africa / / William Beinart and Peter Coates
| Environment and history : the taming of nature in the USA and South Africa / / William Beinart and Peter Coates |
| Autore | Beinart William |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1995 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (133 p.) |
| Disciplina |
333.709
333.9/13/0973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | CoatesPeter A. <1957-> |
| Collana | Historical connections |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmentalism - South Africa - History
Environmentalism - United States - History Nature - Effect of human beings on - South Africa Nature - Effect of human beings on - United States |
| ISBN |
0-203-29578-1
0-203-13355-2 1-134-82251-0 81-7835-601-5 1-280-32819-3 1-134-82253-7 1-134-82254-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of maps; Series editors' preface; Preface; The nature of environmental history: the United States and South Africa compared; The comparison; The frontier environment; Hunting and animals: from game to wildlife; Settler hunting; Hunting controls; The fall and rise of trees: forests, felling and forestry; Trees and people; Forestry and conservation; Agriculture: exploitation unlimited and limited; The conservationist state; Nature reserves and national parks: revaluing and renaturing the wild; Biocentrism and park politics
From conservation to environmentalism and beyondRace, environmentalism and social inequality; Postscript: taming the wild; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450993903321 |
Beinart William
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| London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1995 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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