American Environment Revisited - Environmental Historical Geographies of the United States

This innovative book provides a dynamic-and often surprising-view of the range of environmental issues facing the United States today. Distinguished scholars examine the growing temporal, spatial, and thematic breadth of topics historical geographers are now exploring, giving a fascinating look at our changing relationship with nature.

List of contents

Preface
Craig E. Colten and Lary M. Dilsaver
Introduction
Geoffrey L. Buckley and Yolonda Youngs

Part I: Nature Gone Wild
Chapter 1: Toward a Historical Geography of Human-Invasive Species Relations: How Kudzu Came to Belong in the American South
Derek H. Alderman
Chapter 2: Unruly Domestic Environments: Do-It-Yourself Pesticides, Gender, and Regulation in Post-World War II Homes
Dawn Biehler
Chapter 3: From Noble Stag to Suburban Vermin: The Return of Deer to the Northeast United States
Bob Wilson

Part II: Parks and Recreation
Chapter 4: Wild, Unpredictable, and Dangerous: A Historical Geography of Hazards and Risks in U.S. National Parks
Yolonda Youngs
Chapter 5: Migration and Social Justice in Wilderness Creation
Katie Algeo and Collins Eke
Chapter 6: Racialized Assemblages and State Park Design in the Jim Crow South
William E. O'Brien
Chapter 7: Shredding Mountain Lines: GoPro, Mobility, and the Spatial Politics of Outdoor Sports
Annie Gilbert Coleman

Part III: Living i

About the author

Geoffrey L. Buckley is professor of geography at Ohio University. Yolonda Youngs is associate professor in the department of geography and environmental studies at California State University, San Bernardino.

Product details

• Authors: Geoffrey L Youngs Buckley, Geoffrey L. Youngs Buckley
• Assisted by: Geoffrey L. Buckley (Editor), Buckley Geoffrey L. (Editor), Yolonda Youngs (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.02.2020
• EAN: 9781538141373
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-4137-3
• No. of pages: 382
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Geography, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, HISTORY / United States / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Central / national / federal government policies, Central government policies