ISBN:
9780813172507
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0813172500
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9780813138237
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081313823X
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (183 p.)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
Culture of the land
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Freyfogle, Eric T Agrarianism and the good society
DDC:
306.3490973
Keywords:
Land use Environmental aspects
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United States
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Environmental degradation United States
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Environmental ethics United States
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Human ecology United States
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Social values United States
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National characteristics, American
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Environmental degradation
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Environmental ethics
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Human ecology
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Social values
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Land use Environmental aspects
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Environmental ethics United States. Human ecology
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United States
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Social Science
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Business United States
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USA
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Anthropology ; Cultural
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POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Cultural Policy
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Popular Culture
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NATURE ; Environmental Conservation & Protection
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Environmental degradation
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Environmental ethics
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Human ecology
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Land use ; Environmental aspects
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National characteristics, American
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Social values
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Gesellschaft
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Landnutzung
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United States
;
USA
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Every society expresses its fundamental values and hopes in the ways it shapes and inhabits its landscapes. In this literate and wide-ranging exploration, Eric T. Freyfogle raises difficult questions about American culture while illuminating the intellectual origins of urban sprawl, dwindling wildlife habitats, over-engineered rivers, and degraded forests and grasslands. These land-use crises, he contends, arise mostly because of cultural attitudes that once made sense on the American frontier but now threaten our natural resources. To support and sustain healthy communities, profound adjustme
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.5810/kentucky/9780813124391.001.0001
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