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- catalog abstract "In his introduction to this penetrating analysis of conservation leadership, G. Jon Roush observes, "In the past few years, environmental issues have moved near the top of most Americans' list of concerns." Reviewing changes and developments within state and national government, industry, and global environmental health, he describes the inevitable impact of such changes on the environmental movement itself. "As the essays in this book prove, equally important changes are at work within the movement," writes Roush. "It is expanding, diversifying, and re-examining some venerable assumptions. A small social and political movement is changing into something else ... The outcome will be influenced by a tangle of forces--values, traditions, and taboos; politics, economics, technology, and science; institutions, corporations, and government. Nongovernmental environmental organizations cannot control that tangle of forces, but with forethought and will, they can influence it. That tangle of forces is the subject of this book." With the clarity and insight that comes from experience, a diverse and dedicated group of environmentalists address today's leadership concerns--the current and potential influence in the environmental movement of politics, ethics, science, academia, women, minorities, and the international community. Reflecting upon a movement in transition, the authors conclude that only through a transformation among its leadership will the environmental movement meet the challenges of the coming decade effectively.".
- catalog contributor b3420639.
- catalog contributor b3420640.
- catalog created "c1992.".
- catalog date "1992".
- catalog date "c1992.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1992.".
- catalog description ""As the essays in this book prove, equally important changes are at work within the movement," writes Roush. "It is expanding, diversifying, and re-examining some venerable assumptions. A small social and political movement is changing into something else ... The outcome will be influenced by a tangle of forces--values, traditions, and taboos; politics, economics, technology, and science; institutions, corporations, and government. Nongovernmental environmental organizations cannot control that tangle of forces, but with forethought and will, they can influence it. That tangle of forces is the subject of this book." With the clarity and insight that comes from experience, a diverse and dedicated group of environmentalists address today's leadership concerns--the current and potential influence in the environmental movement of politics, ethics, science, academia, women, minorities, and the international community.".
- catalog description "Conservation's hour -- is leadership ready? / G. John Roush -- Conservation movement as a political force / Nathaniel P. Reed -- Groping our way toward an environmental ethic / Joanna D. Underwood -- Diversification, minorities and the mainstream environmental movement / Charles Jordan and Donald Snow -- Heroines and hierarchy : female leadership in the conservation movement / Sally Ann Gumaer Ranney -- International conservation leadership and the challenges of the nineties / Aldemaro Romero -- Science and the conservation leader / Daniel Simberloff -- Conservation leadership in academia / James E. Crowfoot -- Developing the compleat volunteer / Jack Lorenz.".
- catalog description "In his introduction to this penetrating analysis of conservation leadership, G. Jon Roush observes, "In the past few years, environmental issues have moved near the top of most Americans' list of concerns." Reviewing changes and developments within state and national government, industry, and global environmental health, he describes the inevitable impact of such changes on the environmental movement itself.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Reflecting upon a movement in transition, the authors conclude that only through a transformation among its leadership will the environmental movement meet the challenges of the coming decade effectively.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 237 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "1559631325 (pbk. : acid-free paper)".
- catalog identifier "1559631333 (acid-free paper)".
- catalog issued "1992".
- catalog issued "c1992.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Washington, D.C. : Island Press,".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "333.7/2/0973 20".
- catalog subject "Conservation leadership United States.".
- catalog subject "Conservation of natural resources United States.".
- catalog subject "Conservationists United States.".
- catalog subject "Environmentalists United States.".
- catalog subject "Green movement United States.".
- catalog subject "S930 .V65 1991".
- catalog tableOfContents "Conservation's hour -- is leadership ready? / G. John Roush -- Conservation movement as a political force / Nathaniel P. Reed -- Groping our way toward an environmental ethic / Joanna D. Underwood -- Diversification, minorities and the mainstream environmental movement / Charles Jordan and Donald Snow -- Heroines and hierarchy : female leadership in the conservation movement / Sally Ann Gumaer Ranney -- International conservation leadership and the challenges of the nineties / Aldemaro Romero -- Science and the conservation leader / Daniel Simberloff -- Conservation leadership in academia / James E. Crowfoot -- Developing the compleat volunteer / Jack Lorenz.".
- catalog title "Voices from the environmental movement : perspectives for a new era / edited by Donald Snow ; foreword by Patrick F. Noonan.".
- catalog type "text".