Benton MacKaye: Conservationist, Planner, and Creator of the Appalachian Trail (Creating the North American Landscape)

Synopsis

Planner and originator of the Appalachian Trail and a cofounder of the Wilderness Society, Benton MacKaye (1879-1975) was a pioneer in linking the concepts of preservation and recreation. Spanning three-quarters of a century, his long and productive career had a major impact on emerging movements in conservation, environmentalism, and regional planning. MacKaye's seminal ideas on outdoor recreation, wilderness protection, land-use planning, community development, and transportation have inspired generations of activists, professionals, and adventurers seeking to strike a harmonious balance between human need and the natural environment.This pathbreaking biography provides the first complete portrait of this significant and unique figure in American environmental, intellectual, and cultural history. Drawing on extensive research, Larry Anderson traces MacKaye's extensive career, examines his many published works, and describes the importance of MacKaye's relationships with such influential figures as Lewis Mumford, Aldo Leopold, and Walter Lippmann. This book will appeal to students, scholars, and professionals in preservation, conservation, recreation, planning, and American studies, as well as general readers interested in these subjects.

Copyright:

2003

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

468 Pages

ISBN-13:

9780801877919

Related ISBNs:

9780801869020

Publisher:

Johns Hopkins University Press

Date of Addition:

08/31/21

Copyrighted By:

The Johns Hopkins University Press

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Science, Art and Architecture, Biographies and Memoirs, Home and Garden, Outdoors and Nature, Earth Sciences

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