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Author : Elinor Lander Horwitz
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)
Download or read book Our Nation's Lakes written by Elinor Lander Horwitz and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peter Annin
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 159726637X
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (972 download)
Download or read book The Great Lakes Water Wars written by Peter Annin and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2009-08-25 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great Lakes are the largest collection of fresh surface water on earth, and more than 40 million Americans and Canadians live in their basin. Will we divert water from the Great Lakes, causing them to end up like Central Asia's Aral Sea, which has lost 90 percent of its surface area and 75 percent of its volume since 1960? Or will we come to see that unregulated water withdrawals are ultimately catastrophic? Peter Annin writes a fast-paced account of the people and stories behind these upcoming battles. Destined to be the definitive story for the general public as well as policymakers, The Great Lakes Water Wars is a balanced, comprehensive look behind the scenes at the conflicts and compromises that are the past-and future-of this unique resource.
Author : Dan Egan
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393246442
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (932 download)
Download or read book The Death and Life of the Great Lakes written by Dan Egan and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times Bestseller Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner of the J. Anthony Lukas Award "Nimbly splices together history, science, reporting and personal experiences into a taut and cautiously hopeful narrative.… Egan’s book is bursting with life (and yes, death)." —Robert Moor, New York Times Book Review The Great Lakes—Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario, and Superior—hold 20 percent of the world’s supply of surface fresh water and provide sustenance, work, and recreation for tens of millions of Americans. But they are under threat as never before, and their problems are spreading across the continent. The Death and Life of the Great Lakes is prize-winning reporter Dan Egan’s compulsively readable portrait of an ecological catastrophe happening right before our eyes, blending the epic story of the lakes with an examination of the perils they face and the ways we can restore and preserve them for generations to come.
Author : Bobbie Kalman
Publisher : Crabtree Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9780778703723
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (37 download)
Download or read book Nations of the Western Great Lakes written by Bobbie Kalman and published by Crabtree Publishing Company. This book was released on 2003 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Western Great Lakes region was once home to many Algonkian-speaking nations, including the Anishinabe, Menominee, Sauk, and Fox. For hundreds of years, these peoples thrived in the Great Lakes woodlands, relying on nature's bounty for their survival. This fascinating new book describes cultural similarities and differences between these nations, their homes, hunting and farming practices, and the importance of family.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309125391
Total Pages : 611 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Urban Stormwater Management in the United States written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2009-03-17 with total page 611 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rapid conversion of land to urban and suburban areas has profoundly altered how water flows during and following storm events, putting higher volumes of water and more pollutants into the nation's rivers, lakes, and estuaries. These changes have degraded water quality and habitat in virtually every urban stream system. The Clean Water Act regulatory framework for addressing sewage and industrial wastes is not well suited to the more difficult problem of stormwater discharges. This book calls for an entirely new permitting structure that would put authority and accountability for stormwater discharges at the municipal level. A number of additional actions, such as conserving natural areas, reducing hard surface cover (e.g., roads and parking lots), and retrofitting urban areas with features that hold and treat stormwater, are recommended.
Author : John L. Riley
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 0773589821
Total Pages : 545 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (735 download)
Download or read book The Once and Future Great Lakes Country written by John L. Riley and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: North America's Great Lakes country has experienced centuries of upheaval. Its landscapes are utterly changed from what they were five hundred years ago. The region's superabundant fish and wildlife and its magnificent forests and prairies astonished European newcomers who called it an earthly paradise but then ushered in an era of disease, warfare, resource depletion, and land development that transformed it forever. The Once and Future Great Lakes Country is a history of environmental change in the Great Lakes region, looking as far back as the last ice age, and also reflecting on modern trajectories of change, many of them positive. John Riley chronicles how the region serves as a continental crossroads, one that experienced massive declines in its wildlife and native plants in the centuries after European contact, and has begun to see increased nature protection and re-wilding in recent decades. Yet climate change, globalization, invasive species, and urban sprawl are today exerting new pressures on the region’s ecology. Covering a vast geography encompassing two Canadian provinces and nine American states, The Once and Future Great Lakes Country provides both a detailed ecological history and a broad panorama of this vast region. It blends the voices of early visitors with the hopes of citizens now.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 9780309045346
Total Pages : 580 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (453 download)
Download or read book Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aldo Leopold, father of the "land ethic," once said, "The time has come for science to busy itself with the earth itself. The first step is to reconstruct a sample of what we had to begin with." The concept he expressedâ€"restorationâ€"is defined in this comprehensive new volume that examines the prospects for repairing the damage society has done to the nation's aquatic resources: lakes, rivers and streams, and wetlands. Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems outlines a national strategy for aquatic restoration, with practical recommendations, and features case studies of aquatic restoration activities around the country. The committee examines: Key concepts and techniques used in restoration. Common factors in successful restoration efforts. Threats to the health of the nation's aquatic ecosystems. Approaches to evaluation before, during, and after a restoration project. The emerging specialties of restoration and landscape ecology.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 538 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)
Download or read book Nonpoint Source News-notes written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Dave Dempsey
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781981225675
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (256 download)
Download or read book Lake Nation written by Dave Dempsey and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-09-08 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The more than 35 million people who live among the Great Lakes overwhelmingly profess devotion to these waters -- yet the Lakes are in mediocre condition at best. Why the gap? Author Dave Dempsey seeks the answers not in political theory, but in personal narratives and dialogue. Some of the answers he discovers are surprising, some expected. Ultimately, he finds that for the Lakes to thrive, not just endure, the Lake Nation may have to redefine citizenship.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Status and Trends of the Nation's Biological Resources written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David K. Mueller
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)
Download or read book Nutrients in the Nation's Waters written by David K. Mueller and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nutrients in water are necessary for productive aquatic ecosystems, but in high concentrations, nutrients such as nitrates, ammonia, and phosphates can adversely affect aquatic life and human health.
Author : United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Water
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book The Quality of Our Nation's Water written by United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Water and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jo-Anne Fiske
Publisher : UBC Press
ISBN 13 : 0774850647
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (748 download)
Download or read book Cis Dideen Kat – When the Plumes Rise written by Jo-Anne Fiske and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, the first to be written about the Lake Babine Nation in north-central British Columbia, examines its traditional legal order, self-identity, and their involvement in current treaty negotiations.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Clean Lakes and Water Quality Management written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (51 download)
Download or read book Departments of Veterans Affairs, and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1992: Nondepartmental witnesses written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 964 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (46 download)
Download or read book Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations for 1991: Testimony of members of Congress and other interested individuals and organizations written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 964 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Your Lake-- and the Clean Lakes Program written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
