The relevance and importance of Samuel P. Hay's book, Conservation and the Gospel of Efficiency, has only increased over time. Written almost half a century ago, it offers an invaluable history of the conservation movement's origins, and provides an excellent context for understanding contemporary enviromental problems and possible solutions. Against a background of rivers, forests, ranges, and public lands, this book defines two conflicting political processes: the demand for an integrated, controlled development guided by an elite group of scientists and technicians and the demand for a looser system allowing grassroots impulses to have a voice through elected government representatives.
- ISBN10 0689700911
- ISBN13 9780689700910
- Publish Date 1 January 1969
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 7 March 2012
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Holiday House
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Language English