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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... miles of swamp . To better manage areas of standing water , the teams created nearly 1,000 miles of earthen ditching , some 300 miles of concrete ditch , 200 miles of rock- filled trench , and almost 200 miles of tile drain . Finally ...
... miles and is comprised of levees , floodwalls , and various control structures . This system reaches 1,607 miles along the Mississippi River and then along 596 miles of the Arkansas and Red Rivers . During the twentieth century ...
... miles - per - gallon rating of passenger cars has improved 39 percent , yet fuel consumption is up 19 percent . On average , Americans are driving about 50 percent more miles than they did in 1980. In addition , some vehicles have been ...