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A delicate balance : constructing a conservation culture in the South Carolina lowcountry / Angela C. Halfacre ; [foreword by Cynthia Barnett].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Halfacre, Angela C.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Historic conservation--South Carolina--Atlantic Coast.
- Historic conservation.
- Cultural property--Protection--South Carolina--Atlantic Coast.
- Cultural property.
- Nature conservation--South Carolina--Atlantic Coast.
- Nature conservation.
- Environmental protection--South Carolina--Atlantic Coast.
- Environmental protection.
- Historic conservation--Social aspects--South Carolina--Atlantic Coast.
- Historic sites--South Carolina--Atlantic Coast.
- Historic sites.
- Natural areas--South Carolina--Atlantic Coast.
- Natural areas.
- Atlantic Coast (S.C.)--History, Local.
- Atlantic Coast (S.C.).
- Atlantic Coast (S.C.)--Environmental conditions.
- South Carolina--Cultural policy.
- South Carolina.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (369 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, c2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Sustainability of the natural environment and of our society has become one of the most urgent challenges facing modern Americans. Communities across the country are seeking a viable pattern of growth that promotes prosperity, protects the environment, and preserves the distinctive quality of life and cultural heritage of their regions. The coastal zone of South Carolina is one of the most endangered, culturally complex regions in the state and perhaps in all of the American South. A Delicate Balance examines how a multilayered culture of environmental conservation and sustainable development
- Contents:
- Timeline of Key Conservation Events and Legislation
- The Lowcountry Environment Past and Present
- The Emergence of a Conservation Culture
- Leveraged Leadership
- The Primacy of Land and Partnerships
- Growing by Choice : Community Planning
- Conservation Communities
- Sustainable Subdivisions, Conservation Communities
- Weaving Tensions into a Cultural Heritage
- Conserving AgriCulture.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781611172799
- 1611172799
- 9781299192447
- 1299192440
- OCLC:
- 842860022
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