The American West at risk science, myths, and politics of land abuse and recovery /

Wilshire, Howard Gordon, 1926-

The American West at risk science, myths, and politics of land abuse and recovery / [electronic resource] : Howard G. Wilshire, Jane E. Nielson, Richard W. Hazlett. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2008. - xiv, 619 p. : ill., maps.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Once and future trees -- Harvesting the future -- Raiding the range -- Digging to China -- Routes of ruin -- Legacies of war -- Creating the nuclear wasteland -- No habitat but our own -- The last drops -- Garbage of the golden west -- Tragedy of the playground -- Driving to the end of America's birthright -- Nature's way.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Nature conservation--West (U.S.)
Conservation of natural resources--West (U.S.)
Nature--Effect of human beings on--West (U.S.)
Land use--Environmental aspects--West (U.S.)


West (U.S.)--Environmental conditions.


Electronic books.

QH76.5.W34 / W57 2008

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