Editors
Dmitri N. Shalin
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
2012
Publication Title
The Social Health of Nevada: Leading Indicators and Quality of Life in the Silver State
Publisher
UNLV: Center for Democratic Culture Publications
First page number:
1
Last page number:
32
Abstract
When the inaugural Earth Day launched the first environmental decade in the U.S. more than forty years ago, protecting our air, water, land and other natural resources seemed a relatively straightforward task. Environmental polluters and exploiters would be brought to heel by tough laws. The U.S. and other industrialized nations responded to quality of life concerns associated with environmental degradation by adopting dozens of major environmental and resource policies and creating new institutions such as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to manage environmental programs. Following these national developments, states and local communities began systematic efforts to address environmental problems.
Keywords
Air quality--Analysis; City planning; Water use
Disciplines
Community-Based Research | Environmental Health and Protection | Sociology
Language
English
Repository Citation
Salvaggio, M. J.,
Futrell, R.
(2012).
Environment and Sustainability in Nevada. In Dmitri N. Shalin,
The Social Health of Nevada: Leading Indicators and Quality of Life in the Silver State
1-32.
Available at:
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/social_health_nevada_reports/45