Empire Forestry and the Origins of Environmentalism

Environmentalism began with the establishment of the first empire forest in 1855 in British India. During the second half of the nineteenth century, over ten per cent of the land surface of the earth became protected as a public trust. The empire forestry movement spread through India, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the U.S. and to other parts of the world. Gregory A. Barton's pioneering study views the origins of environmentalism in global perspective.

Author: Gregory Allen Barton
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 08/06/2007
Pages: 212
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d
ISBN: 9780521038898

About the Author
Barton, Gregory Allen: - Gregory A. Barton is Professor of British, Colonial and Environmental history at the University of Redlands, California.

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