Identifier
ROMO FR 53
Contributor
University of Northern Colorado; National Archives Denver
Coverage
Rocky Mountain National Park
Date
2016 Summer
Description
A Master's Thesis asserting that wat-time technologies cheap fossil fuels, and a culture of techno-optimism—epitomized by the Mission 66 development program—helped foster a “Great Acceleration” of human alterations of Earth’s natural systems.
Abbey, Edward; Beau, Lucas; Braudel, Fernand; Carhart, Arthur; Collins, Kay; Condon, David; Contor, Robert; Crutzen, Paul; Fry, John; Guse, Neal; Hirt, Paul; Hughes, George; Keizer, Garret; Knous, Robert; Love, John Arthur; Menning, Edgar; Mills, Enos; Mooney, David; Noland, Jerry; Olson, Sigurd; Philpott, William; Redman, Mayme; Stoemer, Eugene; Sutter, Paul; Wirth, Conrad; Zalasiewicz, Jan; Leopold, Aldo; Rocky Mountain National Park; Rocky Mountains; Great Acceleration; Anthropocene; Spindletop; Tennessee Valley Authority; Mission 66; Colorado Plateau; World Biosphere Reserve; UNESCO; Ute Trail; Trail Ridge Road;
Language
English
Publisher
Colorado State University: Department of History
Cross-Department Submission
History
Rights
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Recommended Citation
Boxwell, Max, "Rapid Ascent: Rocky Mountain National Park in the Great Acceleration: 1945-Present" (2025). Rocky Mountain National Park. 46.
https://digscholarship.unco.edu/romo/46