The Hudson River Basin. Environmental Problems and Institutional Response
β Scribed by Ralph W. Richardson and Gilbert Tauber (Eds.)
- Publisher
- Academic Press Inc
- Year
- 1979
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 407
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Content:
Front Matter, Pages ii-iii
Copyright, Page iv
Foreword, Pages ix-xi, C. David Loeks
Preface, Pages xiii-xiv, Ralph W. Richardson Jr., Gilbert Tauber
Contents of Volume 1, Page xv
Chapter 7 - WATER RESOURCES, Pages 1-76
Chapter 8 - AIR RESOURCES, Pages 77-118
Chapter 9 - BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES, Pages 119-156
Chapter 10 - HUMAN HEALTH, Pages 157-266
Chapter 11 - LEISURE TIME AND RECREATION, Pages 267-333
Appendix A - PROJECT HISTORY AND PROCESS, Pages 335-338
Appendix B - HUDSON BASIN PROJECT PARTICIPANTS, Pages 339-345
Appendix C - RESEARCH NEEDS, Pages 346-355
Appendix D - United States Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSAs) with Populations over One Million in 1970, Page 356
Appendix E - POPULATION AND EMPLOYMENT DATA, HUDSON BASIN SUBREGIONS, Pages 357-359
APPENDIX F - EXTRACT FROM THE TWIN CITIES (MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL) METROPOLITAN DEVELOPMENT GUIDE, Page 360
Appendix G - RESPONSE OF SUBURBAN ACTION INSTITUTE, Pages 361-367
References, Pages 369-387
INDEX, Pages 389-401
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