A History of Environmental Politics Since 1945An 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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The Setting of Environmental Politics | 1 |
A History of Environmental Transformation | 5 |
The Environmental Impulse | 22 |
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action activities administrative agencies air pollution amid anti-environmental areas argued arose became cities Clean Air Act Clean Water Act complex consumption context continued controversy costs debate decisions ecological economic effects emissions emphasized envi environment environmental affairs environmental circumstances environmental culture environmental issues environmental movement environmental objectives environmental opposition environmental organizations environmental politics environmental science environmental values especially established exposures federal focus forests funds growth habitat Hence human ideas identify impact increasing innovation intense interest involved legislative limited major ment mental monitoring movement natural natural environment pesticides plants population Press problem production programs protection public lands range recreation reduce regional rivers role ronmental scientific scientists Sierra Club significant sought sources standards strategies sulfur dioxide tion toxic chemicals twentieth century U.S. Forest Service urban waste wetlands wilderness wildlife World War II