Pollution in a Promised Land - Environmental History in Israel

1. Auflage 2002
ISBN: 978-0-520-23428-4
Verlag: University of California Press

Buch, Englisch, 564 Seiten, Trade Paperback, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 227 mm, Gewicht: 800 g

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.

The modern Zionist vision began as a quest to redeem a land that bore the cumulative effects of two thousand years of foreign domination and neglect. Since then, Israel has suffered from its success. A tenfold increase in population and standard of living has polluted the air. The deserts have bloomed but groundwater has become contaminated. Urban sprawl threatens to pave over much of the country's breathtaking landscape. Yet there is hope. Tal's account considers the ecological and tactical lessons that emerge from dozens of cases of environmental mishaps, from habitat loss to river reclamation. Pollution in a Promised Land argues that the priorities and strategies of Israeli environmental advocates must address issues beyond traditional green agendas.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tal, Alon

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltverschmutzung, Umweltkriminalität, Umweltrecht
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Umweltgeschichte & Umweltarchäologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
List of Illustrations

1. The Pathology of a Polluted River: An Introduction to Israel's
Environmental Crisis
2. Reclaiming a Homeland: Zionism's Mixed Ecological Message
3. Palestine's Environment, 1900-1949: Prelude to Disaster or Benign
Half-Century?
4. The Forest's Many Shades of Green
5. The Emergence of an Israeli Environmental Movement
6. A General Launches a War for Wildlife
7. The Quantity and Quality of Israel's Water Resources
8. Israel's Urban Environment, 1948-1988: The Politics of Neglect
9. A Ministry of Environment Comes of Age
10. Israel, Arabs, and the Environment
11. Environmental Activism Hits Its Stride
12. Toward a Sustainable Future

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Alon Tal is founder of the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies and chairman of Life and Environment, an umbrella group for Israel's eighty environmental organizations. He has a law degree from Hebrew University and a doctorate from the Harvard School of Public Health.