| International Standard Book Number |
9780813136196 (hbk. : alk. paper)
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| International Standard Book Number |
0813136199 (hbk. : alk. paper)
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780813139722 (epub)
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| Title Statement |
Confronting ecological crisis in Appalachia and the South : university and community partnerships / edited by Stephanie McSpirit, Lynne Faltraco, and Conner Bailey.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
Lexington, KY : University Press of Kentucky, 2012.
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| Physical Description |
xiii, 269 pages ; 24 cm.
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| General Note |
Kentucky authors.
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Summary, Etc. |
Throughout Appalachia corporations control local economies and absentee ownership of land makes it difficult for communities to protect their waterways, mountains, and forests. Yet among all this uncertainty are committed citizens who have organized themselves to confront both external power holders and often their own local, state, and federal agents. Determined to make their voice heard and to improve their living conditions, newfound partnerships between community activists and faculty and students at community colleges and universities have formed to challenge powerful bureaucratic infrastructures and to protect local ecosystems and communities. Confronting Ecological Crisis: University and Community Partnerships in Appalachia and the South addresses a wide range of cases that have presented challenges to local environments, public health, and social justice faced by the people of this region. Editors Stephanie McSpirit, Lynne Faltraco, and Conner Bailey, along with community leaders and their university partners, describe stories of unlikely unions between faculty, students, and Appalachian communities in which both sides learn from one another and, most importantly, form a unique alliance in the fight against corporate control. Confronting Ecological Crisis is a comprehensive look at the citizens and organizations that have emerged to fight the continued destruction of Appalachia.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Kentucky authors.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Environmentalism Appalachian Region.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Environmentalism Southern States.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Environmental protection Citizen participation. Appalachian Region
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Environmental protection Citizen participation. Southern States
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Environmental policy Citizen participation. Appalachian Region
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Environmental policy Citizen participation. Southern States
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Community and college Appalachian Region.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Community and college Southern States.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Industries Environmental aspects Appalachian Region.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Industries Environmental aspects Southern States.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
Kentucky Authors.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
McSpirit, Stephanie, 1962-
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Faltraco, Lynne, 1947-
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Bailey, Conner.
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