| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 546 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-516) and index. |
| Contents |
The pathology of a polluted river: an introduction to Israel's environmental crises -- Reclaiming a homeland: Zionism's mixed ecological message -- Palestine's environment, 1900-1949: prelude to disaster or benign half-century? -- The forest's many shades of green -- The emergence of an Israeli environmental movement -- A general launches a war for wildlife -- The quantity and quality of Israel's water resources -- Israel's urban environment, 1948-1988: the politics of neglect -- A ministry of the environment comes of age -- Israel, Arabs, and the environment -- Environmental activism hits its stride -- Toward a sustainable future? |
| Summary |
Virtually undeveloped one hundred years ago, Israel, the promised "land of milk and honey," is in ecological disarray. In this gripping book, Alon Tal provides--for the first time ever--a history of environmentalism in Israel, interviewing hundreds of experts and activists who have made it their mission to keep the country's remarkable development sustainable amid a century of political and cultural turmoil. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Pollution -- Israel.
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Pollution. |
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Israel. |
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Israel -- Environmental conditions.
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Environmental conditions. |
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Environmental protection -- Israel.
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Environmental protection. |
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Environmental policy -- Israel.
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Environmental policy. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Tal, Alon, 1960- Pollution in a promised land. Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, ©2002 0520224426 (DLC) 2001040658 (OCoLC)47791039 |
| ISBN |
9780520936492 (electronic book) |
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0520936493 (electronic book) |
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0585466513 (electronic book) |
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9780585466514 (electronic book) |
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0520224426 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780520224421 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0520234286 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780520234284 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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1597348198 |
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9781597348195 |
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