From Nature To City: An Analysis Of The Evolution Of American Environmental History

Environmental history originated in the America. From twentieth Century sixty-seven’s tothe ninety’s, the research emphasis of America environmental history has experienced a from afocus on natural evolution focuses on the study of the history of the city. Americanenvironmental history shortly after birth, with vigour and vitality are influenced byenvironmental protection movement and other factors, the relationship between man and natureare discussed in a very long time. America environmental historian Donald Worcester in1982once mentioned, American environmental history tend to equate environmentalists history. In his1990, USA environmental history is the study of the protection of natural resources. In twentiethCentury ninety time,the research emphasis of USA environmental history to research on thehistory of the city. Melosi and Tall as the leader, the city environmental history become thefocus of research American environmental history.For this change in focus on American environmental history, the author find out its sourcefrom history. In sixty or seventy, the research emphasis of America environmental history is toexplore the relationship between man and nature,the author believes that first of all because ofprofound influence American environmental protection movement, followed by the importanceof the history of American wilderness, history of wilderness in the United States an importantrole in the rise of the development, the development history and the wilderness have closerelations, from colonial times opposite to the wilderness cult of modern society, deeply reflects aideology change people’s history, the history of social development. History of the wildernessplays such an important role, for the majority of scholars attention and research. The research onthe history of the wilderness has also become the history of the United States environmentalresearch is different from other countries the one big characteristic of environmental historystudies, is the important content of environmental history studies in the United States.andresource protection movement and the criticism of anthropocentrism. Environmental protectionis a macro sense of the most direct reason, and the wilderness of the importance and conservationmovement is microcosmic angle included in the environmental movement. Put the two factorslisted, is due to their importance in the early history of the work environment. Finally, criticismof anthropocentrism is the cause of abstraction,deep.In twentieth Century ninety, the city environmental history has become a hot reason alsocan seek from history. Firstly because of environmental history studies for the contradictionbetween city and city overlook the importance of.City plays such an important role in people’s life, but in the study of environmental history in America rarely involved, this is the cityenvironmental history has suddenly become the root cause of hot. Secondly,Melosi and tharpioneer efforts is an important factor in the rise of city history. The birth of the history of theurban environment and prosperity and nuggets west pioneer efforts are inseparable, such as if itwere not for the pioneer in the environmental history of mainstream in bold, so the research onthe history of the city environment may be delayed for many years.Third, need to environmentalhistorians to answer a growing number of environmental problems in the city, this is theobjective cause.The research emphasis of American evolution of environmental history is not subjective in aprocess, but a natural, objective process, the reason is the comprehensive effect of various factorsis the result of history. Environmental history research in China is still in the initial stage, thedevelopment of research American environmental history analysis, we can get someenlightenment.