Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 546 pages)
,
illustrations, map
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
0585466513
,
0520224426
,
0520234286
,
0520936493
,
1597348198
,
9780585466514
,
9780520224421
,
9780520234284
,
9780520936492
,
9781597348195
Content:
Virtually undeveloped one hundred years ago, Israel, the promised "land of milk and honey," is in ecological disarray. In this gripping book, Alon Tal provides--for the first time ever--a history of environmentalism in Israel, interviewing hundreds of experts and activists who have made it their mission to keep the country's remarkable development sustainable amid a century of political and cultural turmoil
Content:
The pathology of a polluted river: an introduction to Israel's environmental crises -- Reclaiming a homeland: Zionism's mixed ecological message -- Palestine's environment, 1900-1949: prelude to disaster or benign half-century? -- The forest's many shades of green -- The emergence of an Israeli environmental movement -- A general launches a war for wildlife -- The quantity and quality of Israel's water resources -- Israel's urban environment, 1948-1988: the politics of neglect -- A ministry of the environment comes of age -- Israel, Arabs, and the environment -- Environmental activism hits its stride -- Toward a sustainable future?
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-516) and index
,
English
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Tal, Alon, 1960- Pollution in a promised land Berkeley, Calif : University of California Press, ©2002
Language:
English
URL:
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