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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... continued to rise . Although no single group or neighborhood was entirely spared , immigrant neighborhoods - where basic sanitation and overall health were poorest — were the hardest hit . By November 2 , the death toll in Philadelphia ...
... continued to view natural resources as raw material for development . Federally owned resources were most susceptible . With the large - scale growth in petroleum use nationwide , many petroleum companies scoured federal lands for any ...
... continued environmental traditions of the past but also marked an important change in environmentalism's scope . Worldwide , 14 nations participated in this celebration . While a global perspective seemed inherent in the web of life put ...