Nature and the Environment in Twentieth-Century American LifeBloomsbury Academic, 2006 M05 30 - 237 pages Americans during the twentieth-century became more disconnected from the environment and nature than ever before. More Americans lived in cities rather than on farms; they became ever more reliant on technology to interact with the world around them and with each other. Perhaps paradoxically, the twentieth-century also became the period in which environmental issues played an ever-increasing role in politics and public policy. Why is this so? Perhaps because, despite what many people believe, nature and the environment remains central to everyone's daily life. Pollution, environmental degradation, urban sprawl, loss of wildlife and biodiversity - all of these issues directly impact how everyone - even city dwellers - live their lives. |
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... become the nation's greatest oil producer . Texas recaptured the top spot in 1928 and has been the nation's largest producer of petroleum ever since . Its image has been inextricably linked with oil in popular culture , thanks to films ...
... become an accepted , function- ing portion of the natural landscape . TVA's basic legacy has become a defining role for the federal government in regulating and orchestrating the American relationship with the natural environment ...
... become a social landscape for Americans - one that pro- vides important statements about one's standing in society . In many com- munities , the pursuit of the perfect lawn is reinforced by peer pressure . The physical aesthetic is ...