Title An environmental history of New York's north country : the Adirondack Mountains and the St. Lawrence River Valley : case studies and neglected topics / Glenn R. Harris ; with a foreword by John Omohundro

Published Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2012

Click on the following:
EBSCO eBooks

Copies

Description 1 online resource (366 pages) Contents Settlement and farming -- Pollution from pulp and paper production -- Wildlife and elk introduction -- St. Lawrence Seaway and power project -- Hazardous waste disposal and remediation -- Citizen participation, impact assessment and migratory waterfowl habitat -- Mixed land-use and industrial air pollution -- Property rights, conservation easements, and the Adirondack Park Summary This book is a historical narrative on northern New York that takes into account the role of environmental conservation in an often neglected and remote region of the United States Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- New York (State) -- Adirondack Mountains Region -- History Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- Saint Lawrence River Valley -- History Human ecology -- Saint Lawrence River Valley -- History Human ecology -- New York (State) -- Adirondack Mountains Region -- History BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Sustainable Development. NATURE -- Environmental Conservation & Protection. SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- General. Ecology Human ecology Nature -- Effect of human beings on SUBJECT Adirondack Mountains Region (N.Y.) -- Environmental conditions Saint Lawrence River Valley -- Environmental conditions Subject New York (State) -- Adirondack Mountains Region North America -- Saint Lawrence River Valley Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780773421363 077342136X

  Permalink