Wetlands of the American Midwest: A Historical Geography of Changing Attitudes Volume 241

by Hugh Prince

How people perceive wetlands has always played a crucial role in determining how people act toward them. In this readable and objective account, 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226682838
• ISBN13: 9780226682839
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 410 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"