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Nevada's Environmental Legacy: Progress or Plunder (Shepperson Series in Nevada History)
James W. Hulse
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Description for Nevada's Environmental Legacy: Progress or Plunder (Shepperson Series in Nevada History)
Paperback. Discusses various environmental issues of Nevada. This book considers the state's complex environmental history as a series of Faustian bargains between the state's need for economic development and the industries, and individuals that have exploited Nevada's natural resources with little concern for the long-term consequences of their activities. Series: Wilbur S. Shepperson Series in Nevada History. Num Pages: 176 pages, 22 b/w photos, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; HBTB; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 218.
This book presents environmental issues and policies in Nevada during the last 150 years. Nevada's relatively brief history (it became a state in 1864) has been largely a story of the exploitation of its natural resources. Mining has torn down mountains and poisoned streams and groundwater. Uncontrolled grazing by vast herds of sheep and cattle has denuded grasslands and left them prey to the invasion of noxious plant species and vulnerable to wildfire. Clear-cut logging practices have changed the composition of forests and induced serious soil erosion. More recently, military testing, including hundreds of atomic blasts to determine the efficacy ... Read more
This book presents environmental issues and policies in Nevada during the last 150 years. Nevada's relatively brief history (it became a state in 1864) has been largely a story of the exploitation of its natural resources. Mining has torn down mountains and poisoned streams and groundwater. Uncontrolled grazing by vast herds of sheep and cattle has denuded grasslands and left them prey to the invasion of noxious plant species and vulnerable to wildfire. Clear-cut logging practices have changed the composition of forests and induced serious soil erosion. More recently, military testing, including hundreds of atomic blasts to determine the efficacy ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Reno, United States
ISBN
9780874177695
SKU
V9780874177695
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About James W. Hulse
A native of Pioche, Nevada, James W. Hulse is emeritus professor of history at the University of Nevada, Reno. He is the author of eight books, including Forty Years in teh Wilderness and The Nevada Adventure (see page 23).
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