Perspectives On Conservation: Essays on America's Natural Resources

ISBN-13: 9781617260551 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 277 str.

Henry Jarrett

Opis

This volume is part of the collection which brings back landmark books published by Resources for the Future throughout its nearly 60-year history as the pre-eminent research institution devoted exclusively to environmental issues.

Spis treści

Part 1 The First Fifty Years; Chapter 1 Main Lines of Thought and Action, Ernest S. Griffith; Chapter 2 Pioneers and Principles, Samuel T. Dana; Chapter 3 The Changing Context of the Problems, Henry C. Hart; Chapter 4 The Mythology of Conservation, Samuel P. Hays; Part 2 Science, Technology, and Natural Resources; Chapter 5 The Inexhaustible Resource of Technology, Thomas B. Nolan; Chapter 6 Technology on the Land, Byron T. Shaw; Chapter 7 Malthus’ Main Thesis Still Holds, Robert C. Cook; Chapter 8 The Barrier of Cost, Harry A. Curtis; Part 3 Resource Demands and Living Standards; Chapter 9 How Much Should a Country Consume?, John Kenneth Galbraith; Chapter 10 The Crucial Value Problems, Philip M. Hauser; Chapter 11 Ethics, Aesthetics, and the Balance of Nature, Paul B. Sears; Part 4 Urban Growth and Natural Resources; Chapter 12 The City’s Challenge in Resource Use, Luther Gulick; Chapter 13 Some Problems in City Planning, Joseph L. Intermaggio; Chapter 14 Our Need of Breathing Space, Sigurd F. Olson; Chapter 15 Selective Opportunism, the Surest Way, Abel Wolman; Part 5 Some Determinants of Resource Policy; Chapter 16 The Political Economy of Resource Use, Edward S. Mason; Chapter 17 The Broadening Base of Resource Policy, Robert W. Hartley; Chapter 18 Policy Criteria for Petroleum, Minor S.JamesonJr.; Chapter 19 The Waning Role of Laissez Faire, Bushrod W. Allin; Part 6 Organizing for Conservation and Development; Chapter 20 Broader Bases for Choice: The Next Key Move, Gilbert F. White; Chapter 21 Can We Still Afford a Separate Resources Policy?, Charles M. Hardin; Chapter 22 The Plus Side of the Record, Robert E. Merriam; Chapter 23 The Federal Responsibility for Leadership, William Pincus;

O autorze

Henry Jarrett