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Perspectives on conservation; essays on America's natural resources
- Title
- Perspectives on conservation; essays on America's natural resources, by John Kenneth Galbraith [and others] Edited by Henry Jarrett.
- Publication
- Baltimore, Published for Resources for the Future by the Johns Hopkins Press [1958]
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | E-10 8239 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- xii, 260 p.; 24 cm.
- Subject
- Note
- "Based on the papers prepared by authorities who participated in the 1958 RFF forum."
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
- Main lines of thought and action / Ernest S. Griffith -- Pioneers and principles / Samuel T. Dana -- The changing context of the problems / Henry C. Hart -- The mythology of conservation / Samuel P. Hays -- The inexhaustible resource of technology / Thomas B. Nolan -- Technology on the land / Byron T. Shaw -- Malthus' main thesis still holds / Robert C. Cook -- The barrier of cost / Harry A. Curtis -- How much should a country consume? / John K. Galbraith -- The crucial value problems / Philip M. Hauser -- Ethics, aesthetics, and the balance of nature / Paul B. Sears -- The city's challenge in resource use / Luther Gulick -- Some problems in city planning / Joseph L. Intermaggio -- Our need of breathing space / Sigurd F. Olson -- Selective opportunism, the surest way / Abel Wolman -- The political economy of resource use / Edward S. Mason -- The broadening base of resource policy / Robert W. Hartley -- Policy criteria for petroleum / Minor S. Jameson, Jr. -- The waning role of laissez faire / Bushrod W. Allin -- Broader bases for choice : the next key move / Gilbert F. White -- Can we still afford a separate resources policy? / Charles M. Hardin -- The plus side of the record / Robert E. Merriam -- The federal responsibility for leadership / William Pincus.
- Call Number
- E-10 8239
- LCCN
- 58059888 //r70
- OCLC
- 964723
- Title
- Perspectives on conservation; essays on America's natural resources, by John Kenneth Galbraith [and others] Edited by Henry Jarrett.
- Imprint
- Baltimore, Published for Resources for the Future by the Johns Hopkins Press [1958]
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Added Author
- Galbraith, John Kenneth, 1908-2006.Jarrett, Henry.Resources for the Future.
- Research Call Number
- E-10 8239