United States West Coast: An Environmental History (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781851099092)

The most up-to-date and insightful overview available on the environmental history of the West Coast of the United States, a region of extraordinary physical beauty distinguished by its inhabitants' efforts to both sustain and exploit their natural resources.

Part of ABC-CLIO's Nature and Human Societies series, United States West Coast: An Environmental History explores the interplay of ecology, economy, and culture throughout the history of the region of North America where the waters drain to the Pacific Ocean.

Synthesizing the most recent and insightful studies on the region, United States West Coast portrays environmental change in the far western United States from the emergence of humans in the Pacific Northwest (about 12,000 years ago), to the rise of European colonial trade networks, to the era of industrialization and urbanization, to present day activism and public policy responses to environmental damage. By investigating how humans interact with their nonhuman surroundings across a specific expanse that encompasses all kinds of landscapes, cultures, and commercial enterprises, this insightful volume shows just how interdependent the relationship between people and their environment is.

Author: Adam Sowards
ISBN-10: 1851099093
ISBN-13: 9781851099092
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Language: English
Published: 08/06/2007
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.23lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.33w x 1.21d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2007 pg. 80
Choice 02/01/2008 pg. 1144