American environmentalism ; the formative period, 1860-1915 / Edited by Donald Worster.
| Author/creator |
Worster, Donald, 1941- compiler. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | New York : Wiley, [1973] |
| Description | vi, 234 pages ; 22 cm. |
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| Series | Wiley sourcebooks in American social thought Wiley sourcebooks in American social thought. ^A46514 |
| Contents | Man and nature in an age of science: Marsh, G. P. The pastoral vision refuted. Burroughs, J. The ambiguous impact of science.--The conservation movement: Ward, L. Waste and inefficiency in the economy of nature. Powell, J. W. The engineered landscape. Powell, J. W. The foundations of industrial empire in the West. Fernow, B. E. Natural resources in the welfare state. Pinchot, G. Conservation and the progressive ideology. Patten, S. The end of Malthusian scarcity.--Garden city and suburb: Olmsted, F. L. The urban planner as a civilizing force. Dalton, E. Combating disease and pollution in the city. Leas, C. A. An early experiment in waste recycling. Garden and Forest. Nature, art, and urbanity. Eliot, C. W. The reformation of the city dweller and his habitat.--The biocentric revolution: Muir, J. Nature versus culture. Muir, J. The revolt against utilitarianism. Evans, E. Darwinism and moral philosophy. Shaler, N. The emergence of an ecological consciousness. Bailey, L. H. Natural kinship and the land ethic.--Suggestions for further reading (p. 233-234) |
| LCCN | 73000085 |
| ISBN | 0471961000 |
| ISBN | 0471961019 (pbk.) |
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