Author : Samuel P. Hays
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
Release Date : 1999-03-15
ISBN : 0822972034
Pages : 320 pages
Rating : 4.9/5 (972 Download)
Download Free Conservation and the Gospel of Efficiency PDF by Samuel P. Hays Full Book and published by University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 1999-03-15 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The relevance and importance of Samuel P. Hay's book, Conservation and the Gospel of Efficiency, has only increased over time. Written almost half a century ago, it offers an invaluable history of the conservation movement's origins, and provides an excellent context for understanding contemporary enviromental problems and possible solutions. Against a background of rivers, forests, ranges, and public lands, this book defines two conflicting political processes: the demand for an integrated, controlled development guided by an elite group of scientists and technicians and the demand for a looser system allowing grassroots impulses to have a voice through elected government representatives.