Henry Jarrett

Perspectives On Conservation (eBook, ePUB)

Essays on America's Natural Resources

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A collection of papers based on those prepared by authorities who participated in the 1958 RFF forum, including contributions by Samuel Hays and John Kenneth Galbraith. Originally published in 1958

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135995898
• Artikelnr.: 39910062

Autorenporträt

Henry Jarrett

Inhaltsangabe

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