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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480219503321

Autore

Palmer Tim <1948->

Titolo

Lifelines : the case for river conservation

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified], : Island Press, 1994

ISBN

1-61091-285-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (286 pages)

Disciplina

333.91/6216

Soggetti

Stream conservation - United States

Ecosystem management - United States

Earth & Environmental Sciences

Ecology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- About Island Press -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter One Sustaining the Lifelines of a Continent -- Chapter Two The Embodiment of Rivers -- Chapter Three Breaking the Concrete Fix -- Chapter Four The Myth of Hydropower -- Chapter Five The Elusive Goal of Quality -- Chapter Six The Remains of Rivers -- Chapter Seven The Riparian Edge -- Chapter Eight The Heart of the Ecosystem -- Chapter Nine A Time for Rivers -- Sources -- Organizations Involved in River Protection -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- About the Author -- A selection of photographs follows page 116 -- Board of Directors.