Land Use, Environment, and Social Change: The Shaping of Island County, WashingtonWhidbey and Camano, two of the largest of the numerous beautiful islands dotting Puget Sound, together form the major part of Island Country. Taking this county as a case study and following its history from Indian times to the present, Richard White explores the complex relationship between human induced environmental change and social change. This new edition of his classic study includes a new preface by the author and a foreword by William Cronon. |
Contents
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Indian Land Use in Island County | 14 |
The Frontier Farmer on the Land | 35 |
The Social and Environmental Consequences of Market Agriculture 18601900 | 54 |
Forest Economy and Ecology in the Nineteenth Century | 77 |
Technology Ecology and Social Change | 94 |
The Movement onto the Loggedoff Lands | 113 |
The Impact of Promoters and Tourists on the Rural Landscape | 142 |
Other editions - View all
Land Use, Environment, and Social Change: The Shaping of Island County ... Richard White No preview available - 1992 |
Land Use, Environment, and Social Change: The Shaping of Island County ... Richard White No preview available - 2015 |
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