GEOG 339 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Rachel Carson, Push Technology, Earth Day
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From conservation to environmentalism to gridlock key question: why did the environmental/conservation movement shift from being a more bi-partisan movement in the. 30% of land owned by federal government large amount of federal control remains in western states the things that once made america great were now being challenged. Roosevelt"s administration responded with massive federal response to help afflicted americans created series of institutions to change how we managed lands//agricultural economy. Post -wwii responding to quality of life issues growing interest in quality of life issues - clean air and water among them - as social and physical mobility shift people"s sense of place. New relationships to places and new demands for quality of life environmental issues not restricted to the west. Not just land issues; also urban/suburban issues. Ddt, first synthesized in 1874 and used for pest control in 1939.
