Bøger af Samuel Hays

The year 2005 marked the centennial of the founding of the United States Forest Service (USFS). This title uses this occasion to present a cogent history of the role of American society in shaping the policies and actions of this agency.

Examines the conflicts regarding the preservation of forests in America, and how government agencies and advocacy groups have influenced the management of forests and their resources. This book provides an analysis of manipulations of conservation law that have touched off a battle between ""ecological forestry"" and ""commodity forestry"".

An overview of contemporary environmental affairs, from 1940s to the present-with an emphasis on nature in an urbanized society, land developments, environmental technology, the structure of environmental politics, environmental opposition, and the results of environmental policy.

Written in the 1950s, Hays' work provides a history of the conservation movement's origins and provides a context for contemporary environmental problems and possible solutions. It shows how conservation came about as a an attempt by scientists to apply their skills to the use of natural resources.