Great Debates in American Environmental History
- ISBN-10
- 0313339325
- ISBN-13
- 9780313339325
- Category
- Human ecology
- Pages
- 352
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- Greenwood
- Authors
- Brian Black, Donna L. Lybecker
Description
Examines the most important and controversial environmental issues in the history of the United States, from the Colonial period to the present. Describes the issues, the stakeholders of various positions, and both the immediate outcome of the debate, and the long-term consequences of the result.
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