Lifelines - The Case for River Conservation

Informationen zum Autor By Tim Palmer Klappentext Lifelines chronicles the value of rivers, documents the modern day problems affecting them, and reports on key solutions for better stewardship. Zusammenfassung Lifelines chronicles the value of rivers! documents the modern day problems affecting them! and reports on key solutions for better stewardship. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Sustaining the Lifelines of a Continent Chapter 3 The Embodiment of Rivers Chapter 4 Breaking the Concrete Fix Chapter 5 The Myth of Hydropower Chapter 6 The Elusive Goal of Quality Chapter 7 The Remains of Rivers Chapter 8 The Riparian Edge Chapter 9 The Heart of the Ecosystem Chapter 10 A Time for Rivers Chapter 11 Organizations Involved in River Protection

Product details

• Authors: Tim Palmer
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.01.2004
• EAN: 9780742531390
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-3139-0
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, natural history, Conservation of the environment, Nature and the natural world: general interest