The American Experience in Environmental Protection

This book tracks the growth of environmental awareness and conservation in the United States through the major trends of the 20th century, and establishes a philosophical ground for protection of the environment. It records a major cultural shift in the thinking of this nation, and provides guidelines for its continuation.

List of contents

Author's Preface.- Introduction.- Chapter 1: Environmental Background.- Chapter 2: Business Hears the Call.- Chapter 3: Coming to Value Nature.

Product details

• Authors: Lisa Newton
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.05.2013
• EAN: 9783319000497
• ISBN: 978-3-31-900049-7
• No. of pages: 61
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 3 mm x 235 mm
• Weight: 134 g
• Illustrations: IX, 61 p.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Ethics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; C, Wissenschaftsphilosophie und -theorie, Umwelt-, Transport- und Planungsrecht, Ethics, Umweltschützer: Denkansätze und Ideologien, Environmental Policy, Philosophy, Environmentalist thought & ideology, Environmental law, Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice, Philosophy of Nature, Religion and Philosophy, Moral Philosophy and Applied Ethics, Environment law, Silent Spring, The Environmental Movement