Wetlands of the American Midwest : a historical geography of changing attitudes
Wetlands BUSINESS & ECONOMICS sähkökirjat
University of Chicago Press
1997
EISBN 9780226682808
Changing attitudes.
Physical characteristics of wet prairies and bogs.
Native American occupation.
Early nineteenth-century views of wetlands.
Landowners, cattlemen, railroads, and tenants on wet prairies.
Draining and agricultural change on wet prairies.
Occupying, draining, and abandoning northern bogs and swamps.
Utilizing and conserving wet prairies since 1930.
Changing wetland images and values.
How people perceive wetlands has always played a crucial role in determining how people act toward them. Hugh Prince examines literary evidence as well as government and scientific documents to uncover the history of changing attitudes toward wetlands in the American Midwest. As attitudes changed, so did scientific research agendas, government policies, and farmers' strategies for managing their land.
Physical characteristics of wet prairies and bogs.
Native American occupation.
Early nineteenth-century views of wetlands.
Landowners, cattlemen, railroads, and tenants on wet prairies.
Draining and agricultural change on wet prairies.
Occupying, draining, and abandoning northern bogs and swamps.
Utilizing and conserving wet prairies since 1930.
Changing wetland images and values.
How people perceive wetlands has always played a crucial role in determining how people act toward them. Hugh Prince examines literary evidence as well as government and scientific documents to uncover the history of changing attitudes toward wetlands in the American Midwest. As attitudes changed, so did scientific research agendas, government policies, and farmers' strategies for managing their land.
