Empire Forestry and the Origins of Environmentalism

by Gregory Allen Barton

Overview

Environmentalism began with the establishment of the first empire forest in 1855 in British India. During the second half of the nineteenth century, over ten per cent of the land surface of the earth became protected as a public trust. The empire forestry movement spread through India, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the U.S. and to other parts of the world. Gregory A. Barton's pioneering study views the origins of environmentalism in global perspective.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521814171
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	10/17/2002
Series:	Cambridge Studies in Historical Geography , #34
Pages:	210
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.63(d)
Lexile:	1650L (what's this?)

About the Author

Gregory A. Barton is Professor of British, Colonial and Environmental history at the University of Redlands, California.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. The great interference; 3. Empire forestry and British India; 4. Environmental innovation in British India; 5. Empire forestry and the colonies; 6. Empire forestry and American environmentalism; 7. From empire forestry to Commonwealth forestry; Bibliography; Index.

Editorial Reviews

"IEmpire Forestry and the Origins of Environmentalism is full of fascinating, well-developed information..." Canadian Society of Environmental Biologists

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