United States West Coast - An Environmental History (Hardcover)

The most up-to-date and insightful overview available on the environmental history of the West Coast of the United States, a region of extraordinary physical beauty distinguished by its inhabitants' efforts to both sustain and exploit their natural resources. Part of ABC-CLIO's Nature and Human Societies series, United States West Coast: An Environmental History explores the interplay of ecology, economy, and culture throughout the history of the region of North America where the waters drain to the Pacific Ocean. Synthesizing the most recent and insightful studies on the region, United States West Coast portrays environmental change in the far western United States from the emergence of humans in the Pacific Northwest (about 12,000 years ago), to the rise of European colonial trade networks, to the era of industrialization and urbanization, to present day activism and public policy responses to environmental damage. By investigating how humans interact with their nonhuman surroundings across a specific expanse that encompasses all kinds of landscapes, cultures, and commercial enterprises, this insightful volume shows just how interdependent the relationship between people and their environment is. Over 20 primary sources, revealing cultural understandings of nature and ecological consequences of human action, as well as highlighting controversies concerning environmental change along the U.S. Pacific Coast An up-to-date bibliography of research and publications on the environmental history of the region

General

Imprint:	ABC-CLIO Ltd
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Nature and Human Societies
Release date:	August 2007
First published:	August 2007
Authors:	Adam Sowards
Editors:	Mark R. Stoll
Dimensions:	189 x 264 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	393
ISBN-13:	978-1-85109-909-2
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > History > American history > General
LSN:	1-85109-909-3
Barcode:	9781851099092

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