| Bring Back the Buffalo!: A Sustainable Future for America's Great Plains Contributor(s): Callenbach, Ernest (Author) |
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ISBN: 0520224078 ISBN-13: 9780520224070 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $31.63 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2000 Annotation: Though the Plains have been in economic and population decline since the twenties, they are actually within reach of vibrant ecological sustainability. This visionary book offers a constructive alternative to the deterioration of cattle ranching, depletion of underground water, and dependency on outside energy sources. It shows how bringing back the hardy, majestic bison and using the region's winds to generate power are keys to renewed economic and social health for Plains communities. A new epilogue reviews recent efforts towards these goals. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Animals - Wildlife - Nature | Ecology - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General |
| Dewey: 333.959 |
| LCCN: 99044965 |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6.97" W x 9" (1.30 lbs) 312 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: With a new epilogue Though the Plains have been in economic and population decline since the twenties, they are actually within closer reach of vibrant ecological sustainability than any other region of the country. This visionary book offers a constructive alternative to the decline of cattle ranching, depletion of underground water, and dependency on outside energy sources. It shows how bringing back the hardy, majestic bison and using the region's winds to generate power are keys to renewed economic and social health for Plains communities. |