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Informationen zum Autor William G. Robbins. Foreword by William Cronon Klappentext In his second volume of Oregon's environmental history, William Robbins addresses efforts by individuals and groups within and outside the state to resolve inevitable conflicts between those most concerned for growth and perceived economic stability and those most concerned to preserve the quality of the state's natural resources and the environment in which its citizens live. Zusammenfassung William Robbins addresses efforts by individuals and groups within and outside the state to resolve inevitable conflicts between those most concerned for growth and perceived economic stability and those most concerned to preserve the quality of the state's natural resources and the environment in which its citizens live. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword: Still Searching for Eden at the End of the Oregon Trail by William Cronon Preface Prologue: A Time to Remember I. Postwar Promise 1. The Great Hope for the New Order 2. Into the Brave New World II. Making Agriculture Modern 3. Bringing Perfection to the Fields 4. The Wonder World of Pesticides III. Industrial Forestry Management 5. Planning and Technical Efficiency in the Forests 6. Intensive Forestry and Citizen Activism IV. Of Rivers and Land 7. Richard Neuberger's Conservation Politics 8. Tom McCall and the Struggle for the Willamette 9. Ecologies of Sprawl: The Land-Use Nexus Epilogue: The Special Place Notes Bibliography Index
