This Fine Piece of Water: An Environmental History of Long Island Sound - Couverture rigide

Andersen, Tom; Kennedy, Robert

 
9780300082500: This Fine Piece of Water: An Environmental History of Long Island Sound
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0300082509 ISBN 13 : 9780300082500
Editeur : Yale University Press, 2002

Synopsis

Long Island Sound is not only the most heavily-used estuary in North America, it is also one of the most beautiful waterways, with picturesque seascapes and landfalls. But centuries of pollution and other abuse have gradually been killing off its marine life and have pushed the Sound to the brink of disaster. This volume traces the history of the Sound and its use as a resource from the time of contact between the Native Americans and Dutch traders through the suburban sprawl of recent decades, and tells how a group of scientists and citizens has been working to save the Sound from ruin. Tom Andersen begins by describing the dramatic events of the summer of 1987, when a condition called hypoxia (lack of dissolved oxygen in the water brought about by a combination of pollution and other factors) killed large numbers of fish and lobsters in the Sound. He discusses how scientists first documented and explained the development of hypoxia and how research and cleanup are now being carried out to restore the Sound. Interweaving current events, natural history and human history, Andersen presents a cautionary tale of exploitation without concern for preservation.

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À propos de l'auteur

Tom Andersen is projects director, Westchester Land Trust. A former journalist, he has received several awards for his coverage of the Sound, including an environmental quality award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., is professor of law and director of the Environmental Litigation Clinic at Pace University, White Plains, New York, and chief prosecuting attorney, Riverkeeper, Garrison, New York.

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Éditeur
Yale University Press
Date d'édition
2002
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0300082509
ISBN 13 
9780300082500
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
272
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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9780300102871: This Fine Piece of Water: An Environmental History of Long Island Sound

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0300102879 ISBN 13 :  9780300102871
Editeur : Yale University Press, 2004
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