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1 online resource (189 pages). |
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Geographies of Justice and Social Transformation
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Geographies of justice and social transformation.
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| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; CHAPTER 2 Stream Restoration and Natural Channel Design; CHAPTER 3 The History of Stream Restoration and the Rise of Rosgen; CHAPTER 4 Capital Conflicts; CHAPTER 5 Building a Base of Support; CHAPTER 6 The Political Economy of Stream Restoration; CHAPTER 7 Conclusions; Appendix: Interview and Survey Metadata; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W. |
| Summary |
Examining the science of stream restoration, Rebecca Lave argues that the neoliberal emphasis on the privatization and commercialization of knowledge has fundamentally changed the way that science is funded, organized, and viewed in the United States. Stream restoration science and practice is in a startling state. The most widely respected expert in the field, Dave Rosgen, is a private consultant with relatively little formal scientific training. Since the mid-1990s, many academic and federal agency-based scientists have denounced Rosgen as a charlatan and a hack. Despite this, Rosgen's Natur. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Rosgen, David L.
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Rosgen, David L. |
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Rosgen, David L. |
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Stream restoration -- United States.
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Stream restoration. |
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United States. |
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Neoliberalism -- United States.
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Neoliberalism. |
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Environmental sciences -- United States.
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Environmental sciences. |
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Stream restoration -- Political aspects -- United States.
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Stream restoration -- Economic aspects -- United States.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
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Politics and government. |
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1989- |
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United States -- Environmental conditions.
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Environmental conditions. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Lave, Rebecca. Fields and Streams : Stream Restoration, Neoliberalism, and the Future of Environmental Science. Athens : University of Georgia Press, ©2012 9780820343914 |
| ISBN |
9780820344744 |
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0820344745 |
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9780820343914 (hardcover : alkaline paper) |
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0820343919 (hardcover : alkaline paper) |
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9780820343921 (paperback) |
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0820343927 (paperback) |
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9781283733342 |
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128373334X |
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