Conflicted American landscapes / David E. Nye.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nye, David E., 1946- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Landscape assessment.

Landscape protection.

Landscape assessment--Southwest, New.

Environmental policy--Southwest, New.

Environmental policy.

Nature conservation--Southwest, New.

Nature conservation.

National parks and reserves--Southwest, New.

National parks and reserves.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (214 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, 2021.

Summary:

"Traces six contradictory American ideologies of nature from their emergence in the late eighteenth century to the present to explore how inconsistent conceptions of nature lead to conflict"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

1: The Problem

2: The Once-Dominant American Discourse on Nature

3: Detroit's River Rouge: The Limits of Utilitarianism

4: Natural Bridges: Conflicts of Meaning

5: Discovering the Colorado River: Beyond Use Value

6: Grand Canyon, 1870-1940: Sublime Geology

7: Skyscraper and Skyline: Utilitarian Sublime

8: Nuclear Anti-landscapes

9: Grand Canyon since 1945: Ephemeral Anthropocene

10: Conflicted Landscapes

11: Pragmatic Solutions

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

0-262-36214-7

0-262-36309-7

OCLC:

1202266640