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Book Paving Paradise

    Book Details:
  • Author : Craig Pittman
  • Publisher : University Press of Florida
  • Release : 2010-05-25
  • ISBN : 0813037433
  • Pages : 499 pages

Download or read book Paving Paradise written by Craig Pittman and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2010-05-25 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Florida possesses more wetlands than any other state except Alaska, yet since 1990 more than 84,000 acres have been lost to development despite presidential pledges to protect them. How and why the state's wetlands are continuing to disappear is the subject of Paving Paradise. Journalists Craig Pittman and Matthew Waite spent nearly four years investigating the political expedience, corruption, and negligence on the part of federal and state agencies that led to a failure to enforce regulations on developers. They traveled throughout the state, interviewed hundreds of people, dug through thousands of documents, and analyzed satellite imagery to identify former wetlands that were now houses, stores, and parking lots. Exposing the unseen environmental consequences of rampant sprawl, Pittman and Waite explain how wetland protection creates the illusion of environmental protection while doing little to stem the tide of destruction.

Book Everglades Restoration

    Book Details:
  • Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2000
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 446 pages

Download or read book Everglades Restoration written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan  Picayune Strand Restoration Project  formerly Southern Golden Gate Estates Ecosystem Restoration   Collier County

Download or read book Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan Picayune Strand Restoration Project formerly Southern Golden Gate Estates Ecosystem Restoration Collier County written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Restoration of the Everglades and South Florida Ecosystem

Download or read book Restoration of the Everglades and South Florida Ecosystem written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Federal Register

Download or read book Federal Register written by and published by . This book was released on 1999-07-07 with total page 900 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book EIS Cumulative

Download or read book EIS Cumulative written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Federal Register

Download or read book Federal Register written by and published by . This book was released on 1999-07-09 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Environmental Quality by Design  South Florida

Download or read book Environmental Quality by Design South Florida written by Albert R. Veri and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Jumper Creek Watershed Protection

Download or read book Jumper Creek Watershed Protection written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Growing Populations  Changing Landscapes

Download or read book Growing Populations Changing Landscapes written by National Academy of Sciences and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2001-06-12 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the world's population exceeds an incredible 6 billion people, governmentsâ€"and scientistsâ€"everywhere are concerned about the prospects for sustainable development. The science academies of the three most populous countries have joined forces in an unprecedented effort to understand the linkage between population growth and land-use change, and its implications for the future. By examining six sites ranging from agricultural to intensely urban to areas in transition, the multinational study panel asks how population growth and consumption directly cause land-use change, and explore the general nature of the forces driving the transformations. Growing Populations, Changing Landscapes explains how disparate government policies with unintended consequences and globalization effects that link local land-use changes to consumption patterns and labor policies in distant countries can be far more influential than simple numerical population increases. Recognizing the importance of these linkages can be a significant step toward more effective environmental management.

Book Florida Environmental and Urban Issues

Download or read book Florida Environmental and Urban Issues written by and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: