Dawn of Green - Manchester, Thirlmere, and Modern Environmentalism

Informationen zum Autor Harriet Ritvo is the Arthur J. Conner Professor of History at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the author of The Platypus and the Mermaid: And Other Figments of the Classifying Imagination; The Animal Estate: The English and Other Creatures in the Victorian Age; and Noble Cows and Hybrid Zebras: Essays on Animals and History. Klappentext Located in the heart of England's Lake District! the placid waters of Thirlmere seem to be the embodiment of pastoral beauty. This title re-creates the battle for Thirlmere and the clashes between conservationists who wished to preserve the lake and developers eager to supply the needs of a growing urban population. Zusammenfassung Located in the heart of England's Lake District! the placid waters of Thirlmere seem to be the embodiment of pastoral beauty. This title re-creates the battle for Thirlmere and the clashes between conservationists who wished to preserve the lake and developers eager to supply the needs of a growing urban population.

Product details

• Authors: Harriet Ritvo, RITVO HARRIET
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.06.2012
• EAN: 9780226720869
• ISBN: 978-0-226-72086-9
• No. of pages: 248
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; NATURE / Natural Resources, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, Cumbria, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, HISTORY / Social History, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Conservation of the environment, Science / Environmental Science, Industrialisation & Industrial History, Cumbria & Lake District, Industrialisation and industrial history, Drought & Water Supply, Drought and water supply