Urbanization, Suburbanization, and the Environmental Movement Paper

You will write a paper (6-8 pages) interpreting how changing technologies, ideas about the environment, and population patterns transformed Americans’ experience and understanding of the natural world in the twentieth century resulting in the environmental movement.

The twentieth century found the United States rapidly urbanizing and suburbanizing. This process affected the environment in significant ecological ways. As the nation urbanized, new cultural and economic ways of relating to nature developed. One result was the environmental movement, which manifested in several forms throughout the twentieth century. What has been the relationship between urbanization / suburbanization, environmental change, and the environmental movement(s) in the twentieth century?

Specifications

·        6-8 pages for undergraduate students; 8-12 pages for graduate students.

·        Typed and double spaced.

·        Include a thesis statement, preferably in the introduction, that answers the question. Please underline, italicize, or bold your thesis statement.

·        Whenever you quote or paraphrase an idea from others, provide a footnote. Historians use the Chicago Manual of Style for footnotes. Please use it for this paper. Samples are available at: http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/history/bibliography.html. (Use the note format, not the bibliography format. You will need to use styles #1 and 11 for the books you have consulted to this point. See http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/history/footnotes.html for an explanation for subsequent citations. If you have questions, see me.

·        You should draw from all relevant readings, discussions, and lectures since the last paper.

·        Please read my Writing Hints handout before turning in your paper. It can be found online at: http://www.class.uidaho.edu/asowards/writing_hints.htm.

·        Due: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 in my office by 3:00 p.m. You may e-mail the paper by the deadline. If you do, I will reply and acknowledge that I received it. If you receive no acknowledgement within 24 hours, I did not receive it and you will be responsible for giving me another paper as soon as possible.