A History of Environmental Politics Since 1945 / Edition 1

by Samuel P. Hays

Overview

An overview of contemporary environmental affairs, from 1940s to the present—with an emphasis on nature in an urbanized society, land developments, environmental technology, the structure of environmental politics, environmental opposition, and the results of environmental policy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780822957478
Publisher:	University of Pittsburgh Press
Publication date:	10/12/2000
Edition description:	1
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Samuel P. Hays was University Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the author of Wars in the Woods: The Rise of Ecological Forestry in America; Explorations in Environmental History; Conservation and the Gospel of Efficiency: The Progressive Conservation Movement, 1890-1920; and, with Barbara D. Hays, Beauty, Health, and Permanence: Environmental Politics in the United States, 1955-1985.

Editorial Reviews

Hays (history, emeritus, U. of Pittsburgh) provides an overview of environmental politics during the last half century, focusing on contextual issues. He traces the role of nature in an urban society, the causes and effects of pollution, the impact of an increasing and ever-consuming population, and the role of economic forces, providing both environmental specialists and the general public with much-needed background. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

. . . the book succeeds in synthesizing an enormous range of issues and ideas into one readable book.  . . .The style of the book is very logical and concise, which means that upper-level undergraduates as well as scholars can follow its arguments. Those scholars and students of environmental politics and policy in the USA and advanced idustrial nations more generally will greatly profit from reading this book.”
—Environmental Conservation

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