Research Catalog

Title

Green, fair, and prosperous : paths to a sustainable Iowa / Charles E. Connerly.

Author

Connerly, Charles E., 1946-

Publication

Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, [2020]

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Details

Description

xxiv, 201 pages; 22 cm.

Summary

"Iowa-and the larger Tallgrass Prairie region of which it is a part-are at a crossroads. Both must find more sustainable ways to develop or their environmental, economic, and social climates will continue to degrade. Iowa's economy is based heavily on agriculture, mainly corn, soybeans, hogs, cattle, and eggs. Agriculture comprises 25 percent of the state's economy, a percentage that is exceeded in the region only by South Dakota's 31 percent. Unfortunately, this economic model has a huge negative impact on the quality of Iowa's rivers and streams as well as the Mississippi and Missouri River basin and the Gulf of Mexico. Meanwhile, the state's population is increasingly diverse, including many new African-American and Hispanic residents, some of the latter undocumented. These populations are moving to Iowa to seek the economic opportunities offered by its relatively strong economy and respected education system. Yet African-Americans in Iowa face the highest black to white incarceration rate (13.16 to 1) in the United States. Although Hispanics are jailed at lower rates than African-Americans, they are still arrested at more than twice the rate of whites. Moreover, many Hispanics are drawn to Iowa by low-paying, dangerous jobs in meatpacking, and the possibility of deportation hangs over those without legal residency status. For development to be sustainable, society must balance economic development, environmental protection, and social justice. The purpose of this book is to make recommendations for how Iowans can achieve this balance"--

Series Statement

A bur oak book

Uniform Title

Bur oak book.

Subjects

• Sustainable development
• Sustainable development > Iowa
• Sustainable agriculture > Iowa
• Iowa

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Additional Formats (note)

• Also issued in eledtronic format.

Contents

Agriculture, Manufacturing, and Iowa's Middle Class -- Corn, Hogs, and Water -- Challenging Iowa Agriculture -- Why Is Iowa So White? -- The Best State in America?

ISBN

• 9781609387204
• 1609387201

LCCN

2020006541

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library