Informationen zum Autor Tim Palmer has been involved in river protection since 1970 as a writer, photographer, planner, conservationist, speaker, and consultant. He is the author of 14 books on rivers and conservation, and speaks frequently to college classes and public audiences nationwide. Klappentext Based on careful research and hundreds of interviews, this information-packed narrative is regarded as a classic in the field of conservation. This updated edition includes two new chapters that chart the course of conservation during the past twenty years and explore how the movement to protect rivers will likely change in the twenty-first century. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Rivers and Dams Chapter 2 A Delicate Balance Chapter 3 Changing the Flow of Water Chapter 4 The Beginnings of River Protection Chapter 5 The Movement to Save Rivers Chapter 6 National Rivers Chapter 7 Politics and the Problems of Water Development Chapter 8 A New Era Chapter 9 Needs and Alternatives Chapter 10 The Last Wealth Chapter 11 The Second Generation of River Conservation Chapter 12 Rivers in the Twenty-First Century Part 13 Sources Part 14 Organizations Involved in River Protection

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Based on careful research and hundreds of interviews, this information-packed narrative is regarded as a classic in the field of conservation. This updated edition includes two new chapters that chart the course of conservation during the past twenty years and explore how the movement to protect rivers will likely change in the twenty-first century.

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Chapter 1 Rivers and Dams
Chapter 2 A Delicate Balance
Chapter 3 Changing the Flow of Water
Chapter 4 The Beginnings of River Protection
Chapter 5 The Movement to Save Rivers
Chapter 6 National Rivers
Chapter 7 Politics and the Problems of Water Development
Chapter 8 A New Era
Chapter 9 Needs and Alternatives
Chapter 10 The Last Wealth
Chapter 11 The Second Generation of River Conservation
Chapter 12 Rivers in the Twenty-First Century
Part 13 Sources
Part 14 Organizations Involved in River Protection