Twentieth-Century New England Land Conservation
A Heritage of Civic Engagement
Written by and about New Englanders, this book is relevant to others attempting to address conservation problems on a regional basis. These are the stories of people acting the New England way--recognizing a need, taking on a responsibility without being asked, and applying the Yankee attitude in order to bring about tangible conservation gains. But above all, the account is one of hope for the future for, as the authors document, conditions at the turn of the 20th century were of a nature we would not tolerate today: cut and burned-over forests, eroded topsoil, depleted farmlands, streams choked with refuse and pollution, and species at the…
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- ISBN: 978-0-674-03289-7
- EAN: 9780674032897
- Produktnummer: 4316718
- Verlag: Harvard University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
- Seitenangabe: 384 S.
- Masse: H24.2 cm x B16.3 cm x D2.8 cm 704 g
- Gewicht: 704
- Sonstiges: Further/Higher Education
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