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A Place for Dialogue: Language, Land Use, and Politics in Southern Arizona (American Land & Life)
Sharon Mckenzie Stevens
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Description for A Place for Dialogue: Language, Land Use, and Politics in Southern Arizona (American Land & Life)
Hardcover. Looks at the contradictions and collaborations involved in the management of public land in southern Arizona. Revealing the socioecological relationships among cattlemen and environmentalists as well as developers and recreationists, this title analyzes the ways that language shapes landscape by shaping decisions about land use. Series Editor(s): Franklin, Wayne. Series: American Land & Life Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; JFC; RGC; RNF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 463.
In ""A Place for Dialogue"", Sharon McKenzie Stevens views the contradictions and collaborations involved in the management of public land in southern Arizona - and by extension the entire arid West - through the lens of political rhetoric. Revealing the socioecological relationships among cattlemen and environmentalists as well as developers and recreationists, she analyzes the ways that language shapes landscape by shaping decisions about land use. Stevens focuses on the collaborative Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan initiated by Pima County, Arizona, the ubiquitous use of scientific argument to defend contradictory practices, and the construction and negotiation of rancher/environmentalist identities to illuminate ... Read more
In ""A Place for Dialogue"", Sharon McKenzie Stevens views the contradictions and collaborations involved in the management of public land in southern Arizona - and by extension the entire arid West - through the lens of political rhetoric. Revealing the socioecological relationships among cattlemen and environmentalists as well as developers and recreationists, she analyzes the ways that language shapes landscape by shaping decisions about land use. Stevens focuses on the collaborative Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan initiated by Pima County, Arizona, the ubiquitous use of scientific argument to defend contradictory practices, and the construction and negotiation of rancher/environmentalist identities to illuminate ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Of Iowa Press
Condition
New
Series
American Land & Life Series
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Iowa, United States
ISBN
9781587295348
SKU
V9781587295348
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Ref
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About Sharon Mckenzie Stevens
Sharon McKenzie Stevens received her PhD in rhetoric, composition, and the teaching of English from the University of Arizona. She is a lecturer in the School of English and Media Studies at Massey University in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
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