Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dam retirement
Languages : en
Pages : 726
Book Description
Ecosystem Restoration Report and Environmental Assessment
Community-based Environmental Protection
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
The Chesapeake & Delaware Canal
Author: Recovery Plan for the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta Native Fishes
Author: At the Heart of Katmai
Author: Katherine Johnson RingsmuthPublisher: Department of Interior National Park Service
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States
Author: US Global Change Research ProgramPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1510726217
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
As global climate change proliferates, so too do the health risks associated with the changing world around us. Called for in the President’s Climate Action Plan and put together by experts from eight different Federal agencies, The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health: A Scientific Assessment is a comprehensive report on these evolving health risks, including: Temperature-related death and illness Air quality deterioration Impacts of extreme events on human health Vector-borne diseases Climate impacts on water-related Illness Food safety, nutrition, and distribution Mental health and well-being This report summarizes scientific data in a concise and accessible fashion for the general public, providing executive summaries, key takeaways, and full-color diagrams and charts. Learn what health risks face you and your family as a result of global climate change and start preparing now with The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health.
Cities of the Future
Author: Vladimir NovotnyPublisher: IWA Publishing
ISBN: 1843391368
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
This book is developed from and includes the presentations of leading international experts and scholars in the 12-14 July, 2006 Wingspread Workshop. With urban waters as a focal point, this book will explore the links between urban water quality and hydrology, and the broader concepts of green cities and smart growth. It also addresses legal and social barriers to urban ecological sustainability and proposes practical ways to overcome those barriers. Cities of the Future features chapters containing visionary concepts on how to ensure that cities and their water resources become ecologically sustainable and are able to provide clean water for all beneficial uses. The book links North American and Worldwide experience and approaches. The book is primarily a professional reference aimed at a wide interdisciplinary audience, including universities, consultants, environmental advocacy groups and legal environmental professionals.
Better Trout Habitat
Author: Christopher J. HunterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
Better Trout Habitat explains the physical, chemical, and biological needs of trout, and shows how climate, geology, vegetation, and flowing water all help to create trout habitat.
Great Lakes Dredged Material Testing and Evaluation Manual
Author: North American Rodents
Author: David J. HafnerPublisher: IUCN
ISBN: 9782831704630
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
The first comprehensive treatment of North American rodents of conservation concern. This action plan summarizes the rodent fauna of North America and provides available information on every rodent taxon that has been considered to be of conservation concern by state, provincial and private conservation agencies and regional experts. It is hoped that the survey provided in this action plan will serve as a common ground for all these parties in drawing up conservation strategies for rodents.