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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... ethic that would inspire environmen- talists for generations . Referred to as the " Land Ethic , " the words written by Aldo Leopold contained a new way of viewing the human's place within the natural environment . He wrote : In short ...
... ethic , " which was rooted in his perception of the human's need to itself as one component in a larger envi- ronment . Ultimately , the land ethic simply enlarges the boundaries of the human community to include soils , waters , plants ...
... ethic within American culture that began to value restraint , reuse , and living within limits . This ethic of restraint , fed by over - used landfills and excessive litter , gave communities a new mandate to restrain the wasteful ...
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