Tim Palmer

Lifelines

The Case for River Conservation, Second Edition

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Lifelines chronicles the value of rivers, documents the modern day problems affecting them, and reports on key solutions for better stewardship.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Second Edition
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Januar 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 360g
• ISBN-13: 9780742531390
• ISBN-10: 0742531392
• Artikelnr.: 21980090

Autorenporträt

Tim Palmer has been involved in river protection since 1970 as a writer, photographer, planner, conservationist, speaker and consultant. He is the author of 14 books on rivers and conservation, and speaks frequently to college classes and public audiences nationwide.

Inhaltsangabe

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