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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"sierra club"”.
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The meaning of natural environment occupations: Exploring the experiences of Sierra Club members
… environment occupations by adult members of the Sierra Club. Five Sierra Club members were interviewed and two local Sierra Club outings were observed. Qualitative data analysis revealed two major themes: childhood beginnings and adult values, and positive health benefits. This research adds to …
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Activity and Activism: Lewis and Nathan Clark and the Evolution of Sierra Club Photography, 1924-1961
Using the photography of Sierra Club members Lewis and Nathan Clark, this thesis explores the relationship between image and landscape in the rise of outdoor recreation in early and mid twentieth century America. Focusing on the role of photography in the construction, articulation, and …
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Vying for Relevancy in Stockholm: American Environmental Nongovernmental Organizations and the 1972 UN Conference on the Human Environment
… focuses on three American organizations, the Sierra Club, the National Audubon Society, and the Friends of the Earth International. During the preparatory period of the conference and the conference itself, members of these groups acted as commentators, mediators, discussants, delegates, …
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The development of dispositional measures of self-congruity and functional congruity
… congruity was operationalized with ads for the Sierra Club credit card providing image and/or function-laden cues. Manipulation checks in the form of situational evaluations and behavioral measures in the form of credit card adoption were ascertained. Pretests were conducted to generate and …
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Salvaging salmon: Shasta Dam and the conservation movement
… but in 1956, after a hard fight with the Sierra Club, Congress decided not to build Echo Park Dam in Dinosaur National Monument. Constructed between 1938 and 1945, Shasta dam came into existence between these two watershed events. Shasta dam was not built in a National Park or Monument so …
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HOW THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT HAS FAILED THE AMERICAN PUBLIC. REVIVING ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION AS PART OF THE PUBLIC CONSCIUSNESS: ADVERTISING IS THE MISSING TOOL
The organizations that make up the environmental movement have a great opportunity and challenge before them. These organizations could lead our nation in a time of great change. They could challenge the public to align personal consumer habits with positive environmental beliefs. However, the …
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HOW THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT HAS FAILED THE AMERICAN PUBLIC. REVIVING ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION AS PART OF THE PUBLIC CONSCIUSNESS: ADVERTISING IS THE MISSING TOOL
The organizations that make up the environmental movement have a great opportunity and challenge before them. These organizations could lead our nation in a time of great change. They could challenge the public to align personal consumer habits with positive environmental beliefs. However, the …