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Sustaining Lake Superior : an extraordinary lake in a changing world
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- ISBN: 9780300212983
- ISBN: 0300212984
- ISBN: 9780300231663
- ISBN: 0300231660
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xv, 292 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm - Publisher: New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2017]
- Copyright: ©2017
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-277) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Ecological history of the Lake Superior Basin -- Industrializing the forests, 1870s to 1930s -- The postwar pollution boom -- Taconite and the fight over Reserve Mining Company -- Mining pollution debates,1950s through the 1970s -- Mining, toxics, and environmental justice for the Anishinaabe -- The mysteries of toxaphene and toxic fish -- The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreements -- Climate change, contaminants, and the future of Lake Superior -- Notes -- Index. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Kirtland Community College Library | QH 104.5 .S85 L36 2017 | 30775305529894 | General Collection | Available | - |
Sustaining Lake Superior : An Extraordinary Lake in a Changing World
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Sustaining Lake Superior : An Extraordinary Lake in a Changing World
A compelling exploration of Lake Superior's conservation recovery and what it can teach us in the face of climate change Lake Superior, the largest lake in the world, has had a remarkable history, including resource extraction and industrial exploitation that caused nearly irreversible degradation. But in the past fifty years it has experienced a remarkable recovery and rebirth. In this important book, leading environmental historian Nancy Langston offers a rich portrait of the lake's environmental and social history, asking what lessons we should take from the conservation recovery as this extraordinary lake faces new environmental threats. In her insightful exploration, Langston reveals hope in ecosystem resilience and the power of community advocacy, noting ways Lake Superior has rebounded from the effects of deforestation and toxic waste wrought by mining and paper manufacturing. Yet, despite the lake's resilience, threats persist. Langston cautions readers regarding new mining interests and persistent toxic pollutants that are mobilizing with climate change.
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