The Resource Lifelines : the case for river conservation, Tim Palmer
Lifelines : the case for river conservation, Tim Palmer
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- Summary
- The health of our nation is reflected in the health of our rivers. These flowing waters - central to our past and vital to our future - sustain the biological wealth of the continent. Rivers are the lifelines, yet they are constantly under siege. 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 most polluted 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 need 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; current threats to streams and possibilities for reform; the continuing challenge of hydropower development; water quality, instream flows, and riparian habitat; ecosystem management and watershed protection; the need for vision, hope and action. Throughout, the author stresses the biological importance of rivers. Caring for waterways as centerpieces of local ecosystems marks a starting point toward caring for the planet. Protecting the streams where we live answers the question: What can one person do amid an array of global problems and seemingly hopeless forces beyond our control or influence? Tim Palmer has explored and investigated waterways from Alaska to Florida. In this volume, he draws on personal experience and on hundreds of scientific and political sources to create an authoritative report on the state of the nation's rivers and what can be done to save them
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 254 pages
- Contents
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- Ch. 1. Sustaining the Lifelines of a Continent
- Ch. 2. The Embodiment of Rivers
- Ch. 3. Breaking the Concrete Fix
- Ch. 4. The Myth of Hydropower
- Ch. 5. The Elusive Goal of Quality
- Ch. 6. The Remains of Rivers
- Ch. 7. The Riparian Edge
- Ch. 8. The Heart of the Ecosystem
- Ch. 9. A Time for Rivers
- Isbn
- 9781559632195
- Label
- Lifelines : the case for river conservation
- Title
- Lifelines
- Title remainder
- the case for river conservation
- Statement of responsibility
- Tim Palmer
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The health of our nation is reflected in the health of our rivers. These flowing waters - central to our past and vital to our future - sustain the biological wealth of the continent. Rivers are the lifelines, yet they are constantly under siege. 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 most polluted 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 need 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; current threats to streams and possibilities for reform; the continuing challenge of hydropower development; water quality, instream flows, and riparian habitat; ecosystem management and watershed protection; the need for vision, hope and action. Throughout, the author stresses the biological importance of rivers. Caring for waterways as centerpieces of local ecosystems marks a starting point toward caring for the planet. Protecting the streams where we live answers the question: What can one person do amid an array of global problems and seemingly hopeless forces beyond our control or influence? Tim Palmer has explored and investigated waterways from Alaska to Florida. In this volume, he draws on personal experience and on hundreds of scientific and political sources to create an authoritative report on the state of the nation's rivers and what can be done to save them
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1948-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Palmer, Tim
- Dewey number
- 333.91/6216
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QH76
- LC item number
- .P355 1994
- Literary form
- non fiction
- NAL call number
- QH76.P355
- NAL item number
- 1994
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Stream conservation
- Ecosystem management
- Ecosystem management
- Stream conservation
- United States
- Fluss
- Umweltschutz
- Flusslandschaft
- Ökosystem
- Naturschutz
- USA
- Label
- Lifelines : the case for river conservation, Tim Palmer
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-237) and index
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- Carrier category code
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- Contents
- Ch. 1. Sustaining the Lifelines of a Continent -- Ch. 2. The Embodiment of Rivers -- Ch. 3. Breaking the Concrete Fix -- Ch. 4. The Myth of Hydropower -- Ch. 5. The Elusive Goal of Quality -- Ch. 6. The Remains of Rivers -- Ch. 7. The Riparian Edge -- Ch. 8. The Heart of the Ecosystem -- Ch. 9. A Time for Rivers
- Control code
- ocm30112519
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xii, 254 pages
- Isbn
- 9781559632195
- Lccn
- 94008951
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) o30112519
- (OCoLC)30112519
- Label
- Lifelines : the case for river conservation, Tim Palmer
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-237) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Ch. 1. Sustaining the Lifelines of a Continent -- Ch. 2. The Embodiment of Rivers -- Ch. 3. Breaking the Concrete Fix -- Ch. 4. The Myth of Hydropower -- Ch. 5. The Elusive Goal of Quality -- Ch. 6. The Remains of Rivers -- Ch. 7. The Riparian Edge -- Ch. 8. The Heart of the Ecosystem -- Ch. 9. A Time for Rivers
- Control code
- ocm30112519
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xii, 254 pages
- Isbn
- 9781559632195
- Lccn
- 94008951
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) o30112519
- (OCoLC)30112519
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