Tangled Roots
The Appalachian Trail and American Environmental Politics
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2013
University of Washington Press (Verlag)
978-0-295-99300-3 (ISBN)
University of Washington Press (Verlag)
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The Appalachian Trail, a thin ribbon of wilderness running through the densely populated eastern United States, offers a refuge from modern society and a place apart from human ideas and institutions. But as environmental historian—and thru-hiker—Sarah Mittlefehldt argues, the trail is also a conduit for community engagement and a model for public-private cooperation and environmental stewardship.
In Tangled Roots, Mittlefehldt tells the story of the trail’s creation. The project was one of the first in which the National Park Service attempted to create public wilderness space within heavily populated, privately owned lands. Originally a regional grassroots endeavor, under federal leadership the trail project retained unprecedented levels of community involvement. As citizen volunteers came together and entered into conversation with the National Parks Service, boundaries between “local” and “nonlocal,” “public” and “private,” “amateur” and “expert” frequently broke down. Today, as Mittlefehldt tells us, the Appalachian Trail remains an unusual hybrid of public and private efforts and an inspiring success story of environmental protection.
Watch the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFyhuGqbCGc
In Tangled Roots, Mittlefehldt tells the story of the trail’s creation. The project was one of the first in which the National Park Service attempted to create public wilderness space within heavily populated, privately owned lands. Originally a regional grassroots endeavor, under federal leadership the trail project retained unprecedented levels of community involvement. As citizen volunteers came together and entered into conversation with the National Parks Service, boundaries between “local” and “nonlocal,” “public” and “private,” “amateur” and “expert” frequently broke down. Today, as Mittlefehldt tells us, the Appalachian Trail remains an unusual hybrid of public and private efforts and an inspiring success story of environmental protection.
Watch the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFyhuGqbCGc
Sarah Mittlefehldt is assistant professor of environmental studies at Green Mountain College.
Foreword by William Cronon
Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Tortuous Path toward
Public-Private Partnership
1. A Progressive Footpath
2. The Path of Least Resistance
3. Federalizing America’s Foot Trails
4. Fallout from Federalization
5. Acquiring the Corridor
6. The Appalachian Trail and the Rise of the New Right
Conclusion
Hiking through History
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.11.2013 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books |
| Vorwort | William Cronon |
| Verlagsort | Seattle |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 522 g |
| Themenwelt | Reiseführer ► Nord- / Mittelamerika ► USA |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung | |
| Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-295-99300-6 / 0295993006 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-295-99300-3 / 9780295993003 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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