The Second World War, American society became more aware of the environmental issues. Environmentalists soon turned to taking political action to protect the Earth. Legislative enivronmentialixm soon became not just a kdjsafk issue put a political one.
HOW AMERICAN FELT AFTER WW1 + THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL PARKS
((Modern environmentalism arose not out of a productionist concern for managing natural resources for future development, but as a consumer movement that demanded a clean, safe, and beautiful environment as part of a higher standard of living.))
The expanding post‒World War II economy raised consciousness about the environmental costs of economic progress, but it also led increasingly affluent Americans to insist …show more content…
Still, the preservationist strand of the conservationist movement was an important precursor to the modern environmental movement.
As represented by such figures as John Muir of the Sierra Club and Aldo Leopold of the Wilderness Society, the preservationists argued that natural spaces such as forests and rivers were not just raw materials for economic development, but also beautiful places. Thus, they stated that the government needed to protect beautiful natural spaces from development through such measures as establishing national parks.
In the post‒World War II era, many more Americans gained the resources to pursue outdoor recreational activities and travel to national parks. Thus, preservationist ideas came to enjoy widespread popularity. No longer simply the province of small groups led by pioneers such as Muir and Leopold, preservationism became part of a mass movement.
LAWS THAT WERE PASSED TO MAINTAIN AN ENVIRONMENTAL …show more content…
Yet even as environmental organizations addressed global issues such as global warming, population growth, and the exhaustion of fossil fuel resources, the American public remained more concerned with more tangible issues such as air and water pollution. Indeed, the environmental movement had been successful because it had promised a tangible increase in the everyday quality of life for Americans through a cleaner, safer, and more beautiful environment. Mobilizing popular support to combat more abstract and long-term ecological threats thus presented environmentalists with a challenge. If they proved unable to prevent future degradation of the earth's environment from these long-term threats, few environmentalists would consider their movement a real
HOW AMERICAN FELT AFTER WW1 + THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL PARKS
((Modern environmentalism arose not out of a productionist concern for managing natural resources for future development, but as a consumer movement that demanded a clean, safe, and beautiful environment as part of a higher standard of living.))
The expanding post‒World War II economy raised consciousness about the environmental costs of economic progress, but it also led increasingly affluent Americans to insist …show more content…
Still, the preservationist strand of the conservationist movement was an important precursor to the modern environmental movement.
As represented by such figures as John Muir of the Sierra Club and Aldo Leopold of the Wilderness Society, the preservationists argued that natural spaces such as forests and rivers were not just raw materials for economic development, but also beautiful places. Thus, they stated that the government needed to protect beautiful natural spaces from development through such measures as establishing national parks.
In the post‒World War II era, many more Americans gained the resources to pursue outdoor recreational activities and travel to national parks. Thus, preservationist ideas came to enjoy widespread popularity. No longer simply the province of small groups led by pioneers such as Muir and Leopold, preservationism became part of a mass movement.
LAWS THAT WERE PASSED TO MAINTAIN AN ENVIRONMENTAL …show more content…
Yet even as environmental organizations addressed global issues such as global warming, population growth, and the exhaustion of fossil fuel resources, the American public remained more concerned with more tangible issues such as air and water pollution. Indeed, the environmental movement had been successful because it had promised a tangible increase in the everyday quality of life for Americans through a cleaner, safer, and more beautiful environment. Mobilizing popular support to combat more abstract and long-term ecological threats thus presented environmentalists with a challenge. If they proved unable to prevent future degradation of the earth's environment from these long-term threats, few environmentalists would consider their movement a real