Endangered Rivers and the Conservation Movement - The Case for River Conservation

Informationen zum Autor Tim Palmer has been involved in river protection since 1970 as a writer, photographer, planner, conservationist, speaker, and consultant. He is the author of 14 books on rivers and conservation, and speaks frequently to college classes and public audiences nationwide. Klappentext Based on careful research and hundreds of interviews, this information-packed narrative is regarded as a classic in the field of conservation. This updated edition includes two new chapters that chart the course of conservation during the past twenty years and explore how the movement to protect rivers will likely change in the twenty-first century. Zusammenfassung Based on careful research and hundreds of interviews! this information-packed narrative is regarded as a classic in the field of conservation. This updated edition includes two new chapters that chart the course of conservation during the past twenty years and explore how the movement to protect rivers will likely change in the twenty-first century.

Product details

• Authors: Tim Palmer, Palmer Tim
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.04.2004
• EAN: 9780742531406
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-3140-6
• No. of pages: 384
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; Die Natur: Sachbuch, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, natural history, Conservation of the environment, Nature and the natural world: general interest