Author: Patrick J. Lynch
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300220359
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Regional map -- Introduction -- Physical coast -- Weather and water -- Human history -- Shallows -- Depths -- Beaches and dunes -- Rocky shores -- Salt marshes -- Coastal forests -- Connecticut locations -- New York locations -- Bibliography -- Illustration Credits -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y
The Urban Sea
Author: Lee Koppelman
Publisher: Greenwood
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Publisher: Greenwood
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
A Field Guide to Long Island Sound
Author: Patrick J. Lynch
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300220359
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Regional map -- Introduction -- Physical coast -- Weather and water -- Human history -- Shallows -- Depths -- Beaches and dunes -- Rocky shores -- Salt marshes -- Coastal forests -- Connecticut locations -- New York locations -- Bibliography -- Illustration Credits -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300220359
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Regional map -- Introduction -- Physical coast -- Weather and water -- Human history -- Shallows -- Depths -- Beaches and dunes -- Rocky shores -- Salt marshes -- Coastal forests -- Connecticut locations -- New York locations -- Bibliography -- Illustration Credits -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y
The Long Island Sound
Author: Marilyn E. Weigold
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 9780814794005
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Spanning the shores of Connecticut and Long Island, New York, the Long Island Sound is one of the most picturesque places in North America. From the discovery of the Sound in 1614, to the adventures of Captain Kidd, to the sinking of the Lexington in the sound in 1840, the Long Island Sound also holds a unique place in American history. The Long Island Sound traces the growth of fishing and shipbuilding villages along the sound to the development of major industrial ports, resort towns, and suburban communities along the sound. Marilyn Weigold discusses the subsequent overcrowding and pollution that resulted from this prosperity and expansion. Originally published in 1974 as The American Mediterranean and long out of print, The Long Island Sound has been updated by the author with a new preface and final chapter describing the Sound in the twenty-first century. In this new edition, Weigold particularly focuses on environmental concerns, and describes more current milestones, like the Long Island Pine Barrens Society, who fought and won in 1995 to set aside 100,000 acres as NY State's first forest preserve; the continuous construction of the Long Island Expressway, with its forty-one miles of HOV lanes; the attempt made by several of Connecticut's coastal cities to reinvigorate urban redevelopment; and the Long Island Sound Study's investigation of toxic substances—both natural and man-made—which continue to contaminate the waterway. Through over 40 stunning photographs and many fascinating stories, The Long Island Sound tells the history of a vastly populated, but underdiscussed, part of America.
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 9780814794005
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Spanning the shores of Connecticut and Long Island, New York, the Long Island Sound is one of the most picturesque places in North America. From the discovery of the Sound in 1614, to the adventures of Captain Kidd, to the sinking of the Lexington in the sound in 1840, the Long Island Sound also holds a unique place in American history. The Long Island Sound traces the growth of fishing and shipbuilding villages along the sound to the development of major industrial ports, resort towns, and suburban communities along the sound. Marilyn Weigold discusses the subsequent overcrowding and pollution that resulted from this prosperity and expansion. Originally published in 1974 as The American Mediterranean and long out of print, The Long Island Sound has been updated by the author with a new preface and final chapter describing the Sound in the twenty-first century. In this new edition, Weigold particularly focuses on environmental concerns, and describes more current milestones, like the Long Island Pine Barrens Society, who fought and won in 1995 to set aside 100,000 acres as NY State's first forest preserve; the continuous construction of the Long Island Expressway, with its forty-one miles of HOV lanes; the attempt made by several of Connecticut's coastal cities to reinvigorate urban redevelopment; and the Long Island Sound Study's investigation of toxic substances—both natural and man-made—which continue to contaminate the waterway. Through over 40 stunning photographs and many fascinating stories, The Long Island Sound tells the history of a vastly populated, but underdiscussed, part of America.
Comprehensive Conservation & Management Plan
Author: Long Island Sound Study (Organization)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coastal zone management
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coastal zone management
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
People and the Sound
Author: Long Island Sound Regional Study
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Long Island Sound region, N.Y. and Conn
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Long Island Sound region, N.Y. and Conn
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A Plan for Long Island Sound: Supplement
Author: Long Island Sound Regional Study (U.S.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Long Island Sound region, N.Y. and Conn
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
... Highlights (vol. 1) and the comprehensive plan (vol. 2) to protect the environment of Long Island Sound ...
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Long Island Sound region, N.Y. and Conn
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
... Highlights (vol. 1) and the comprehensive plan (vol. 2) to protect the environment of Long Island Sound ...
A Plan for Long Island Sound
Author: Long Island Sound Regional Study (U.S.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Regional planning
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
... Highlights (vol. 1) and the comprehensive plan (vol. 2) to protect the environment of Long Island Sound ...
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Regional planning
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
... Highlights (vol. 1) and the comprehensive plan (vol. 2) to protect the environment of Long Island Sound ...
People and the Sound
Author: Long Island Sound Regional Study (U.S.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Environmental policy
Languages : en
Pages : 527
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Environmental policy
Languages : en
Pages : 527
Book Description
People and the Sound
Author: New England River Basins Commission
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 996
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 996
Book Description
Long Island Sound
Author: James S. Latimer
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 146146126X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
The U.S. Ocean Commission Report identified the need for regional ecosystem assessments to support coastal and ocean management. These assessments must provide greater understanding of physical and biological dynamics than assessments at global and national scales can provide but transcend state and local interests. This need and timeliness is apparent for Long Island Sound, where a multi-state regional restoration program is underway for America’s most urbanized estuary. Synthesis of the Long Island Sound ecosystem is needed to integrate knowledge across disciplines and provide insight into understanding and managing pressing issues, such as non-point sources of pollution, coastal development, global climatic change, and invasive species. Currently, there is a need for a comprehensive volume that summarizes the ecological and environmental dynamics and status of Long Island Sound and its myriad ecosystems. It has been 30 years since a comprehensive summary of Long Island Sound was prepared and 50 years since the pioneering work of Gordon Riley. Major advances in estuarine science are providing new insights into these systems, and yet, the condition of many estuaries is in decline in the face of continuing coastal development. There is an opportunity to lay a foundation for integrative coastal observing systems that truly provide the foundation for improved decision-making. This book will provide a key reference of our scientific understanding for work performed over the past three decades and guide future research and monitoring in a dynamic urbanized estuary.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 146146126X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
The U.S. Ocean Commission Report identified the need for regional ecosystem assessments to support coastal and ocean management. These assessments must provide greater understanding of physical and biological dynamics than assessments at global and national scales can provide but transcend state and local interests. This need and timeliness is apparent for Long Island Sound, where a multi-state regional restoration program is underway for America’s most urbanized estuary. Synthesis of the Long Island Sound ecosystem is needed to integrate knowledge across disciplines and provide insight into understanding and managing pressing issues, such as non-point sources of pollution, coastal development, global climatic change, and invasive species. Currently, there is a need for a comprehensive volume that summarizes the ecological and environmental dynamics and status of Long Island Sound and its myriad ecosystems. It has been 30 years since a comprehensive summary of Long Island Sound was prepared and 50 years since the pioneering work of Gordon Riley. Major advances in estuarine science are providing new insights into these systems, and yet, the condition of many estuaries is in decline in the face of continuing coastal development. There is an opportunity to lay a foundation for integrative coastal observing systems that truly provide the foundation for improved decision-making. This book will provide a key reference of our scientific understanding for work performed over the past three decades and guide future research and monitoring in a dynamic urbanized estuary.