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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... needed to be based on " the greatest good for the greatest number in the long run " ( Opie , 389–90 ) . Pinchot's real fame came when his close friend Theodore Roosevelt became president in 1901. Together , they oriented the Forest ...
... needed to be integrated by planners . Instead of the Main Street prototype for obtaining consumer goods , the auto suburbs demanded a new form . Initially , planners such as Jesse Clyde Nichols devised shopping areas such as Kansas ...
... needed to be involved in conservation and issues of public health , 55-56 ; Biltmore estate , and development of early forestry , 77 ; creates massive public information campaign to educate Americans on forest needs , 77-79 ; key member ...