Adam Rome
Encyclopedia
Adam Ward Rome is an American environmental historian
. In his book Bulldozer in the Countryside, he examines how the post World War II residential construction boom and its resulting urban sprawl
contributed to the rise of the modern environmental movement.
summa cum laude, Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, and University of Kansas
with a Ph.D.
From 2002 - 2005 he edited Environmental History.
He teaches at Pennsylvania State University
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Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
. In his book Bulldozer in the Countryside, he examines how the post World War II residential construction boom and its resulting urban sprawl
Urban sprawl
Urban sprawl, also known as suburban sprawl, is a multifaceted concept, which includes the spreading outwards of a city and its suburbs to its outskirts to low-density and auto-dependent development on rural land, high segregation of uses Urban sprawl, also known as suburban sprawl, is a...
contributed to the rise of the modern environmental movement.
Life
He graduated from Yale UniversityYale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
summa cum laude, Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, and University of Kansas
University of Kansas
The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...
with a Ph.D.
From 2002 - 2005 he edited Environmental History.
He teaches at Pennsylvania State University
Pennsylvania State University
The Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU, is a public research university with campuses and facilities throughout the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855, the university has a threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service...
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Criticism
External links
- ""Give Earth a Chance": The Environmental Movement and the Sixties", Journal of American History, September 2003
- "Earth Day 1970: Gaylord Nelson and the Making of the First Environmental Generation", University of Virginia, October 23, 2009
- "The Bulldozer in the Countryside: Suburban Sprawl and the Rise of American Environmentalism", Technology and Culture, Zachary M. Schrag, Volume 43, Number 4, October 2002, pp. 802-803
- "The 22nd annual Prairie Festival — Celebrating 25 Years", The Land Institute