The landscape of reform : civic pragmatism and environmental thought in America / Ben A. Minteer.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Minteer, Ben A., 1969-
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [2006], ©2006.
Subjects:
Environmentalism > United States.
Environmental ethics > United States.
Physical Description:viii, 264 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Civic pragmatism and American environmental reform
  • Nature study, rural progressivism, and holy earth : the forgotten contribution of Liberty Hyde Bailey
  • Lewis Mumford's pragmatic conservationism
  • Wilderness and the "wise province" : Benton MacKaye's Appalachian Trail
  • Aldo Leopold, land health, and the public interest
  • The third way today : natural systems agriculture and new urbanism
  • Conclusion : environmental ethics as civic philosophy.