Bringing down the mountains [[electronic resource] ] : the impact of mountaintop removal surface coal mining on southern West Virginia communities, 1970-2004 / / Shirley Stewart Burns |
Autore | Burns Shirley Stewart |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Morgantown, W. Va., : West Virginia University Press, c2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.2/724/09754 |
Collana | West Virginia and Appalachia |
Soggetto topico |
Coal mines and mining - West Virginia
Coal mines and mining - Environmental aspects - West Virginia Strip mining - Environmental aspects - West Virginia Mountaintop removal mining - Environmental aspects - West Virginia Mountaintop removal mining - Economic aspects - West Virginia |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-933202-99-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Praise For Bringing Down the Mountains; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Map 1.1; Making Molehills out of Mountains; Figure 1.1; Conclusion; Solidarity Forever?; Figure 2.1; Figure 2.2; Conclusion; To Dance with the Devil; Conclusion; You Scratch My Back, and I'll Scratch Yours; Figure 4.1; Conclusion; Showdown in Charleston; Conclusion; "Show Me Where to Put My Fishing Pole"; Watershed; Figure 6.1; Chemical Factors and Sedimentation; Erosion and Reclamation; Consequences of Valley Fills; Loss of Biodiversity
Loss of Biodiversity: Role of Aquatic InsectsEffects on Wildlife: Bird Populations; Effects on Wildlife: Mammal Populations; Effects on Wildlife: Forest Fragmentation; Slurry Impoundments; Flooding; Environmental Impact: Proponents and Opponents Views; Conclusion; Epilogue; Notes; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Epilogue; Bibliography; Archival Records; West Virginia Government Documents; U.S. Government Documents; Court Cases; Miscellaneous; Reports; Books; Dissertations and Theses; Journal Articles Studies, Public Correspondences, and Organized Press ReleasesMedia; Other Sources of Interest; Books; Articles; Movies; Web sites; Appendix One; Appendix Two; Appendix Three; Index; About Shirley Stewart Burns; Back Cover |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452297503321 |
Burns Shirley Stewart | ||
Morgantown, W. Va., : West Virginia University Press, c2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Bringing down the mountains [[electronic resource] ] : the impact of mountaintop removal surface coal mining on southern West Virginia communities, 1970-2004 / / Shirley Stewart Burns |
Autore | Burns Shirley Stewart |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Morgantown, W. Va., : West Virginia University Press, c2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.2/724/09754 |
Collana | West Virginia and Appalachia |
Soggetto topico |
Coal mines and mining - West Virginia
Coal mines and mining - Environmental aspects - West Virginia Strip mining - Environmental aspects - West Virginia Mountaintop removal mining - Environmental aspects - West Virginia Mountaintop removal mining - Economic aspects - West Virginia |
ISBN | 1-933202-99-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Praise For Bringing Down the Mountains; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Map 1.1; Making Molehills out of Mountains; Figure 1.1; Conclusion; Solidarity Forever?; Figure 2.1; Figure 2.2; Conclusion; To Dance with the Devil; Conclusion; You Scratch My Back, and I'll Scratch Yours; Figure 4.1; Conclusion; Showdown in Charleston; Conclusion; "Show Me Where to Put My Fishing Pole"; Watershed; Figure 6.1; Chemical Factors and Sedimentation; Erosion and Reclamation; Consequences of Valley Fills; Loss of Biodiversity
Loss of Biodiversity: Role of Aquatic InsectsEffects on Wildlife: Bird Populations; Effects on Wildlife: Mammal Populations; Effects on Wildlife: Forest Fragmentation; Slurry Impoundments; Flooding; Environmental Impact: Proponents and Opponents Views; Conclusion; Epilogue; Notes; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Epilogue; Bibliography; Archival Records; West Virginia Government Documents; U.S. Government Documents; Court Cases; Miscellaneous; Reports; Books; Dissertations and Theses; Journal Articles Studies, Public Correspondences, and Organized Press ReleasesMedia; Other Sources of Interest; Books; Articles; Movies; Web sites; Appendix One; Appendix Two; Appendix Three; Index; About Shirley Stewart Burns; Back Cover |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779182303321 |
Burns Shirley Stewart | ||
Morgantown, W. Va., : West Virginia University Press, c2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Bringing down the mountains : the impact of mountaintop removal surface coal mining on southern West Virginia communities, 1970-2004 / / Shirley Stewart Burns |
Autore | Burns Shirley Stewart |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Morgantown, W. Va., : West Virginia University Press, c2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.2/724/09754 |
Collana | West Virginia and Appalachia |
Soggetto topico |
Coal mines and mining - West Virginia
Coal mines and mining - Environmental aspects - West Virginia Strip mining - Environmental aspects - West Virginia Mountaintop removal mining - Environmental aspects - West Virginia Mountaintop removal mining - Economic aspects - West Virginia |
ISBN | 1-933202-99-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Praise For Bringing Down the Mountains; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Map 1.1; Making Molehills out of Mountains; Figure 1.1; Conclusion; Solidarity Forever?; Figure 2.1; Figure 2.2; Conclusion; To Dance with the Devil; Conclusion; You Scratch My Back, and I'll Scratch Yours; Figure 4.1; Conclusion; Showdown in Charleston; Conclusion; "Show Me Where to Put My Fishing Pole"; Watershed; Figure 6.1; Chemical Factors and Sedimentation; Erosion and Reclamation; Consequences of Valley Fills; Loss of Biodiversity
Loss of Biodiversity: Role of Aquatic InsectsEffects on Wildlife: Bird Populations; Effects on Wildlife: Mammal Populations; Effects on Wildlife: Forest Fragmentation; Slurry Impoundments; Flooding; Environmental Impact: Proponents and Opponents Views; Conclusion; Epilogue; Notes; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Epilogue; Bibliography; Archival Records; West Virginia Government Documents; U.S. Government Documents; Court Cases; Miscellaneous; Reports; Books; Dissertations and Theses; Journal Articles Studies, Public Correspondences, and Organized Press ReleasesMedia; Other Sources of Interest; Books; Articles; Movies; Web sites; Appendix One; Appendix Two; Appendix Three; Index; About Shirley Stewart Burns; Back Cover |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817033303321 |
Burns Shirley Stewart | ||
Morgantown, W. Va., : West Virginia University Press, c2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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