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Traveling the 38th Parallel [[electronic resource] ] : a water line around the world / / David Carle and Janet Carle



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Autore: Carle David <1950-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Traveling the 38th Parallel [[electronic resource] ] : a water line around the world / / David Carle and Janet Carle Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2013
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (289 p.)
Disciplina: 551.48
Soggetto topico: Oceanography
Hydrology
Human geography
Soggetto non controllato: 38th north parallel
adventure
adventures
americas
around the world journey
asia
civilization
climate
cultural intersections
diverse cultures
earth sciences
easy to read
engaging
environmental losses
environmental studies
environmental
europe
fragile places
geography
habitat protection
human societies
korea
local activists
middle latitude
natural settings
nature
park rangers
pollution
riveting stories
science
travel guides
travel
turkey
villages
voyages
water supply
wetlands
world history
Altri autori: CarleJanet <1953->  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: pt. I. Asia -- pt. II. Europe -- pt. III. United States -- pt. IV. California : a water line to the Pacific -- pt. V. Renewal and recovery.
Sommario/riassunto: Between extremes of climate farther north and south, the 38th North parallel line marks a temperate, middle latitude where human societies have thrived since the beginning of civilization. It divides North and South Korea, passes through Athens and San Francisco, and bisects Mono Lake in the eastern Sierra Nevada, where authors David and Janet Carle make their home. Former park rangers, the authors set out on an around-the-world journey in search of water-related environmental and cultural intersections along the 38th parallel. This book is a chronicle of their adventures as they meet people confronting challenges in water supply, pollution, wetlands loss, and habitat protection. At the heart of the narrative are the riveting stories of the passionate individuals-scientists, educators, and local activists-who are struggling to preserve some of the world's most amazing, yet threatened, landscapes.Traveling largely outside of cities, away from well-beaten tourist tracks, the authors cross Japan, Korea, China, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Greece, Sicily, Spain, Portugal, the Azores Islands, and the United States-from Chesapeake Bay to San Francisco Bay. The stories they gather provide stark contrasts as well as reaffirming similarities across diverse cultures. Generously illustrated with maps and photos, Traveling the 38th Parallel documents devastating environmental losses but also inspiring gains made through the efforts of dedicated individuals working against the odds to protect these fragile places.
Titolo autorizzato: Traveling the 38th Parallel  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-520-95455-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910786017303321
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