Discovering the Unknown Landscape
Ann Vileisis · 1997
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About the book
The confusion and contention that surround wetland issues today are the products of a long and convoluted history. In Discovering the Unknown Landscape, Ann Vileisis presents a fascinating look at that history, exploring how Americans have thought about and used wetlands from colonial times through the present day. She discusses the many factors that influence patterns of land use - ideology, economics, law, perception, art - and examines the complicated interactions among those factors that have resulted in our contemporary landscape. As well as chronicling the march of destruction, Vileisis considers the seemingly contradictory tradition of appreciating wetlands: artistic and literary representations, conservation during the Progressive Era, and recent legislation aimed at slowing or stopping losses.
First sentence: That man is, in fact, only a member of a biotic community is shown by an ecological interpretation of history.
Book details
- Year
- 1997
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Island Press
- Editions
- 2
- Pages
- 445
- ISBN
- 9781559633154
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