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

The American West at Risk summarizes the dominant human-generated environmental challenges in the 11 contiguous arid western United States - America's legendary, even mythical, frontier. When discovered by European explorers and later settlers, the west boasted rich soils, bountiful fisheries,...

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Main Authors:	Wilshire, Howard Gordon, 1926- (Author), Nielson, Jane E. (Author), Hazlett, Richard W. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2008.
Subjects:	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. États-Unis (Ouest) > Conditions environnementales. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Sustainable Development. NATURE > Environmental Conservation & Protection. Conservation of natural resources Ecology Land use > Environmental aspects Nature conservation Nature > Effect of human beings on West United States Electronic books.
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by Wilshire, Howard Gordon, 1926-
Published 2008

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