Crisis of the Wasteful Nation
Download or Read eBook Crisis of the Wasteful Nation PDF written by Ian Tyrrell and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2015-01-19 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Ian Tyrrell |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 366 |
| Release | : 2015-01-19 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780226197760 |
| ISBN-13 | : 022619776X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (60 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Crisis of the Wasteful Nation by : Ian Tyrrell
Book excerpt: This study examines rising alarm over waste of natural resources, and its use by Theodore Roosevelt and his administration to further objectives of conservation and an American form of empire. These objectives encompassed both preservationist and utilitarian approaches, centred on efficiency, but interpreting efficiency in social and political rather than economic terms. These policies revealed an emerging idea of environmental 'habitability' that presaged modern interest in sustainability.
