Environmental history : Conservation and public policy in America, 1870-1980

Format:

Database & Article Index

Website/Database

Contributor:

Gale (Firm)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human ecology--History--Sources--Databases.

Human ecology.

Genre:

Electronic reference sources.

Online databases.

databases.

Databases.

Sources.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

Gale primary sources.

Other Title:

Conservation and public policy in America, 1870-1980

American Bison Society Records, 1899-1949.

George Bird Grinnell Papers, 1886-1939.

Roger W. Tolls Papers, 1920-1936.

Rosalie Edge Papers, 1930-1954.

United States Bureau of Land Management Records, 1944-1979.

United States Bureau of Reclamation Project Histories and Reports, 1905-1925.

United States Forest Service Collection, 1870-1981.

Velma Johnston ("Wild Horse Annie") Papers, 1955-1977.

Place of Publication:

[Farmington Hills, Mich.] : Gale, a Cengage Companp

Summary:

"The study of environmental history emerged in the 1960s, inspired by the popularity of emerging environmentalist movements, but concerns about human intervention and interaction with the natural environment can be traced much further back. Environmental History: Conservation and Public Policy in America, 1870-1980 documents the emergence of these concerns from different aspects of conservation and environmental public policy in North America in the modern era. The archive concentrates particularly on the role of various government agencies, conservation organizations and individual actors who pioneered the study of the natural environment and campaigned for its protection. This varied collection will give researchers opportunities to explore many different types of materials related to the early development of conservation policies and practices from the late 19th century onwards. Scholars will find the papers of pioneering conservationists such as George Bird Grinnell and Joseph Trimble Rothrock, alongside material from government agencies such as the Bureau of Land Management and the Bureau of Reclamation who have formed and conserved national parks, forests and dams across North America, shaping the landscape it is today. This archive will give scholars a broad overview of the history of environmental conservation and policy in North America from a range of perspectives from the large national government agencies dictating the direction of legislation and environmental policies, down to the concerns of enlightened individuals campaigning on behalf of causes close to their hearts. Environmental History: Conservation and Public Policy in America, 1870-1980 is the first archive in an innovative new series that will explore the history of the environment and conservation efforts across the globe from the late 1800s onwards."--Publisher description

Notes:

Title from online title page (viewed on November 15, 2023).

OCLC:

1401564723

Access Restriction:

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