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Public History and the Environment » (1st Edition)

Authors: Martin V. Melosi (Editor), Philip V. Scarpino (Editor), Philip Scarpino
ISBN-13: 9781575240718, ISBN-10: 1575240718
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Krieger Publishing Company
Date Published: March 2004
Edition: 1st Edition

	Acknowledgments	vii
	Introduction	viii
	Contributors	xi
Part I	Landscape	1
	Spading Common Ground: Reconciling the Built and Natural Environments	3
	Interpreting Landscapes	23
Part II	Cultural Resources Management	37
	Researching Endangered Species	39
	Melding the Environment and Public History: The Evolution and Maturation of the National Park Service	56
	Cultural Tourism and a Changing Society	72
Part III	Litigation Support and Environmental Remediation	83
	Environmental Historian as Expert Witness: A Practical Evil?	85
	Hazardous Wastes and Environmental Remediation	106
Part IV	Museums, Media, and Historical Societies	125
	Museums, the Environment, and Public History	127
	The Creation of Place Over Time: Interpreting Environmental Themes in Exhibit Format	139
	Green Screen: Projections of American Environmental Culture	154
	History Trip: Historical Societies and a Sense of Place	168
Part V	Policy Analysis	185
	State of Nature and Nature of the State: Historians and Federal Environmental Policy	187
	Urban Areas, Environmental Decision Making, And Uses of History to Inform Public Choices	207
Part VI	Environment at the Grassroots	225
	Environmental Justice: Policy Challenges and Public History	227
	Environmental History at the Grassroots: The Missouri State Park Experience	251
	Index	279