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Our unprotected heritage : whitewashing the destruction of our natural and cultural environment

Title: Our unprotected heritage : whitewashing the destruction of our natural and cultural environment / Thomas F. King.
Author: King, Thomas F.
Publication: Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press, [2009], ©2009.

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200 pages; 23 cm

Summary

"Most Americans agree that our heritage - both natural and cultural - should be protected. Then why does development proceed unabated, aided - rather than limited - by government actions? In this hard-hitting critique of the heritage-industrial complex, Tom King points the finger at watchdogs who serve as advocates for development, unintelligible (often contradictory) regulations, uninvolved government officials, and power-seeking agencies, who together keep our heritage unprotected. His solution to this crisis will be uncomfortable to many in power, but may help save more of our cultural and natural resources."--BOOK JACKET.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-191) and index.
"Books by Tom King": p. 187.

Contents

1. Our Unprotected Heritage -- 2. The Analyst As Proponent -- 3. Reviewers As Advocates -- 4. Befuddle, Bewilder, Bog Down, Bowl Over -- 5. Absent Overseers, Petty Dictators -- 6. All The Locked-out People -- 7. Real Men Don't Reconsider -- 8. Doing Something About It -- Afterword: Property Rights, Money, and Inertia -- Appendix. All Those Bloody Acronyms.

ISBN

9781598743807 (hbk. : alk. paper)
1598743805 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9781598743814 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1598743813 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

2008048712
40016570449

OCLC

272305966
ocn272305966
SCSB-5465312

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Columbia University Libraries