Nature and the Environment in Twentieth-Century American LifeBloomsbury Academic, 2006 M05 30 - 237 páginas 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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... construction effort was attempted . In the interim , private interest groups tried to stimulate canal construc- tion throughout Central America . Beginning in 1880 , a private French Company ( La Compagnie Universelle du Canal ...
... Construction costs , real estate values , and interest rates were low and the public was prioritizing leisure . Six hundred new courses were opened each year between 1923 and 1929 ! By 1929 there were nearly 6,000 courses in the United ...
... construction of new power plants using existing fossil fuels ( primarily coal and natural gas ) , emphasis on nuclear technologies , and an effort to harvest existing U.S. petroleum supplies . Public debate grew from the latter point ...
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Nature and the Environment in Twentieth-Century American Life Brian C. Black Vista previa limitada - 2006 |
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