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05222aam a2200577 i 4500 001 D29B320C214711EEBC7340321FECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230713010558 008 160830s2016 txu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2016035686 020 $a 9781595347831 020 $a 1595347836 020 $a 1595347828 (paperback : alkaline paper) 020 $a 9781595347824 (paperback : alkaline paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)957656305 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d JTH $d OBE $d OCLCF $d YUS $d QBX $d OCLCO $d OCLCA $d SFR $d JDP $d UKMGB $d DKU $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us-ca 050 00 $a GE185.C2 $b M56 2016 082 00 $a 333.709794 $2 23 084 $a SOC015000 $a NAT011000 $a NAT024000 $a SOC015000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Miller, Char, $d 1951- $e author. 245 10 $a Not so Golden State : $b sustainability vs. the California dream / $c Char Miller. 264 1 $a San Antonio : $b Trinity University Press, $c [2016] 300 $a xix, 265 pages ; $c 21 cm 520 $a "Details California's policy steps and missteps in public land management, examines recreation's impact on national forests, parks, and refuges, and assesses efforts to restore wildland habitat, riparian ecosystems, and endangered species"--Provided by publisher. 520 2 $a "In Not So Golden State, leading environmental historian Char Miller looks below the surface of California's ecological history to expose some of its less glittering conundrums. In this necessary book, he asks the tough questions as we stand on the edge of a human-induced natural disaster in the region and beyond. He details policy steps and missteps in public land management, examines the impact of recreation on national forests, parks, and refuges, and assesses efforts to restore wild land habitat, riparian ecosystems, and endangered species. Why, during a devastating five-year drought, Miller asks, is the Central Valley's agribusiness still irrigating its fields as if it's business as usual? Why are northern counties rich in groundwater selling it off to make millions while draining their aquifers toward eventual mud? Why, when contemporary debate over oil and gas drilling questions reasonable practices, are extractive industries targeting Chaco Canyon National Historic Park and its ancient sites, which are of inestimable value to Native Americans? How do we begin to understand 'local,' a concept of hope for modern environmentalism? To inhabit a place requires placed-based analyses, whatever the geographic scope-examinations that are rooted in a precise, physical reality. To make a conscientious life in a suburb, floodplain, fire zone, or coastline requires a heightened awareness of these landscapes' past so we can develop an intensified responsibility for their present condition and future prospects. Miller explores these issues and more in Not So Golden State, and understanding them will be critical in our creation of more resilient, habitable, and equitable communities for California's future"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Introduction -- Home turf. PetroLA -- Air apparent -- Razed expectations -- Wading in the water -- Landmark mountains -- Arboreal panacea -- Strawberry fields forever -- Canyon echoes -- Creek bed -- Wet dreams -- Thinking like a watershed -- Water fights -- Golden shore. Whale watching -- Nature's odd couple -- Shifting tide -- Monumental seashore -- Murrelet power -- Pulling back -- Fiery terrain. The fire next time -- Lesson learned? -- A cautionary tale -- Burning news -- Hot topic -- Our land. Does the past have standing? -- Malheur occupied -- Condor haven -- Remember the Timbisha -- Mojave mirage -- Yosemite constructed -- "Between dark wall and wild throng" -- Gila wild -- Is nothing sacred? -- Still grand -- Rocky Mountain high -- Message from the Eocene -- Cracked Arches -- Seeking Zion -- Sea change : an afterword. 650 0 $a Environmental policy $z California. 651 0 $a California $x Environmental conditions. 650 0 $a Sustainability $z California. 650 0 $a Environmental protection $z California. 650 6 $a Environnement $x Politique gouvernementale $z Californie. 651 6 $a Californie $x Conditions environnementales. 650 6 $a DurabiliteÌ de l'environnement $z Californie. 650 6 $a Environnement $x Protection $z Californie. 650 7 $a NATURE / Regional. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a NATURE / Essays. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Ecology. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00901476 650 7 $a Environmental policy. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00913250 650 7 $a Environmental protection. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00913324 650 7 $a Sustainability. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01747391 651 7 $a California. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204928 856 41 $u http://ezproxy.library.dal.ca/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/DAL/detail.action?docID=4553733 $z Access restricted: DAL users only 941 $a 1 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20240724073645.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=D29B320C214711EEBC7340321FECA4DB 994 $a 92 $b IOHInitiate Another SILO Locator Search