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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... preservation — especially that of New York City . Only then did the state government pay attention ( Nash , 116–21 ) . In short , preservation for its own sake was not attractive to nineteenth - century Americans . Ensuring good water ...
... preservation of natural resources often advocated the construction of dams by public authorities for water supply , power , and irrigation purposes . The most memorable of these cases occurred when the city of San Francisco sought to ...
... Preservation Act of 1966 sets stage for ESA , 147 ; role in Bald Eagle recovery , 154 ; spotted owl controversy of 1980s , 194 ; on timeline , 132 Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966 : influences forest manage- ment and sets ...