A History of Environmental Politics Since 1945
- ISBN-10
- 0822972247
- ISBN-13
- 9780822972242
- Category
- Nature
- Pages
- 256
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Author
- Samuel P. Hays
Description
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.
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