Environmental Conflict in Alaska
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Published: January 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 382
ISBN-13: 9780870815881
Subjects: The Environment; History; Environmental Science; Nature; Environmental Studies; Nature/Ecology; Alaska; Environmental Policy; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; Environmental protection
Description: "In Environmental Conflict in Alaska, Ken Ross presents an account of the salient environmental controversies of Alaska's statehood period. As "the last frontier," Alaska lured unusually fervent devotees of the exploitation ethic who sought to make quick profits or recreate the pioneer experience in a land of minimal regulations.

The state also attracted passionate environmentalists - enthralled by natural beauty - who found increasing support from a public anxious about pollution and resource depletion."--BOOK JACKET.