The People's Forests - Couverture souple

Midgett, Douglas K.; Marshall, Robert

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0877458057 ISBN 13 : 9780877458050

Editeur : University of Iowa Press, 2002

Synopsis

Devoted conservationist, environmentalist, and explorer Robert Marshall (1901-1939) was chief of the Division of Recreation and Lands, U.S. Forest Service, when he died at age thirty-eight. Throughout his short but intense life. Marshall helped catalyze the preservation of millions of wilderness acres in all parts of the U.S., inspired countless wilderness advocates, and was a pioneer in the modern environmental movement: he and seven fellow conservationists founded the Wilderness Society in 1935. First published in 1933, The People's Forests made a passionate case for the public ownership and management of the nation's forests in the face of generations of devastating practices; its republication now is especially timely. Marshall describes the major values of forests as sources of raw materials, as essential resources for the conservation of soil and water, and as a precious environment for recreation and for the happiness of millions of human beings. He considers the pros and cons of private and public ownership, deciding that public ownership and large-scale public acquisition are vital in order to save the nation's forests, and sets out ways to intelligently plan for and m

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Iowa Press
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0877458057
• ISBN 13: 9780877458050
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
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