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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... twentieth century cannot be overstated . Historian John R. McNeil estimates that during this century , the world's gross domestic product increased by more than 10 times . The world population also increased incredibly : demographic ...
... twentieth century . As this volume traces the role of nature in everyday life during the twentieth century , though , it demon- strates the significant vacillations within this relationship . Undoubtedly , during the twentieth century ...
... twentieth century the " American century , " the symbol of American success would become the standard of living with which we lived : a middle class with technologies not even available to the wealthiest members of many other societies ...