Lifelines : The Case For River Conservation

✍ Scribed by Tim Palmer

Publisher: Island Press
Year: 2013
Tongue: English
Leaves: 286
Edition: 1
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

"In Lifelines, Tim Palmer addresses the fate of our waterways. While proposals for gigantic federal dams are no longer common, and some of the worst pollution has been brought under control, myriad other concerns have appeared -- many of them more subtle and complex than the threats of the past.Palmer examines the alarming condition of rivers in today's world, reports on the success in restoring some of our mpolluted streams and in stopping destructive dams, and builds the case for what must be done to avoid the collapse of riparian ecosystems and to reclaim qualities we cannot do without. He documents the needs for a new level of awareness and suggests ways to avert the plunder of our remaining river legacy.Lifelines offers a fresh perspective on: the values of natural rivers currthreats to streams and possibilities for reform the continuing challenge of hydropower developmwater quality, instream flows, and riparian habitat ecosystem managemand watershed protection the need for vision, hope, and action

✦ Subjects

Stream conservation-United States. ; Ecosystem management-United States.

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