
By Philip J. Dreyfus
ISBN-10: 0806139587
ISBN-13: 9780806139586
Few towns are so dramatically pointed out with their surroundings as San Francisco—the panorama of hills, the expansive bay, the engulfing fog, or even the lethal fault line transferring lower than. but such a lot citizens ponder town itself as become independent from the common surroundings on which it relies. In Our greater Nature, Philip J. Dreyfus recounts the heritage of San Francisco from Indian village to world-class city, targeting the interactions among town and the land and at the generations of people that have reworked them either. Dreyfus examines the ways in which San Franciscans remade the panorama to slot their wishes, and the way their activities mirrored and affected their rules approximately nature, from the destruction of wetlands and forests to the production of Golden Gate and Yosemite parks, the Sierra membership, and later, the delivery of the fashionable environmental movement.
Today, many San Franciscans search to reinforce the binds among towns and nature through pursuing extra sustainable and ecologically dependable methods of lifestyles. in keeping with that urge, Our greater Nature not just explores San Francisco’s previous but in addition poses severe questions on its destiny. Dreyfus asks us to reconsider our connection to the surroundings and to discover how you can redefine ourselves and our towns inside of nature. in simple terms with such an angle will San Francisco preserve the magic that has regularly charmed citizens and viewers alike.