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Big box USA: the environmental impact of America's biggest retail stores

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dc.contributor.authorElmore, Bart, editor
dc.contributor.authorGross, Rachel S., editor
dc.contributor.authorSheu, Sherri, editor
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Wyoming Press, publisher
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-25T19:32:25Z
dc.date.available2024-03-25T19:32:25Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractBig Box USA presents a new look at how the big box retail store has dramatically reshaped the US economy and its ecosystems in the last half century. From the rural South to the frigid North, from inside stores to ecologies far beyond, this book examines the relationships that make up one of the most visible features of late twentieth-century and early twenty-first-century American life.--Provided by publisher.
dc.description.tableofcontents1. Walmart World: The Ecological Roots of the Largest Corporation on Earth / Bart Elmore 2. "Taking Paradise": A Target Distribution Center and a Battle in the Midwest / Johnathan Williams 3. Walmart's Ocean: Certifications, Catch Shares, and the Ripple Effects of Corporate Governance on Marine Environments / Aaron Van Neste 4. "Building Some Big-Ass Wetlands": Big Box Retail and the Rise of Mitigation Banking / Laura J. Martin 5. Boxing in the Outdoors: Cabela's, REI, and the Growth of Specialty Retailers / Rachel S. Gross 6. Bass Pro Shops: Selling Conservative Conservation / Sherri Sheu.
dc.format.mediumborn digital
dc.format.mediumbooks
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10217/238165
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartofUniversity of Wyoming Press
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dc.rights.accessAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado School of Mines, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University of Denver, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University, and Western Colorado University members only.
dc.subjectRetail trade -- Environmental aspects
dc.subjectSustainability
dc.subjectEnvironmental responsibility
dc.subjectSocial responsibility of business
dc.subjectBusiness logistics -- Environmental aspects
dc.titleBig box USA: the environmental impact of America's biggest retail stores
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