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"An Introduction to Iowa's Environmental Problems is an edited volume with 17 contributors besides Connie Mutel herself-all Iowa authors who are scientific experts in the field. Geared toward course adoption in Iowa and Midwest classrooms, it will fill a need for a comprehensive, but acces...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Mutel, Cornelia Fleischer (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, 2022.
Colección:Bur oak book.
Temas:
Environmental protection > Iowa > Planning.
Sustainable agriculture > Iowa.
Air quality > Iowa.
Water quality > Iowa.
Climatic changes > Iowa.
Biodiversity > Iowa.
NATURE / General
Air quality.
Biodiversity.
Climatic changes.
Ecology.
Environmental protection > Planning.
Sustainable agriculture.
Water quality.
Iowa > Environmental conditions.
Iowa.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Iowa's life and land : a brief history / Cornelia F. Mutel
  • The root of our problems : Iowa's degraded soils / Kathleen Woida
  • Farming for the future : a personal story / Ken Fawcett
  • Slurries of sediment : the problem of soil erosion / Keith E. Schilling
  • Working with Mother Earth : a personal story / Seth Watkins
  • Pushing the limits : the intensification of agriculture / Christopher S. Jones
  • Farming my values : a personal story / Levi Lyle
  • The regenerative agriculture movement : a vision for the future / Lisa Schulte Moore
  • Loving the lakes : water as a recreational asset / Mary P. Skopec
  • Creating Iowa Project AWARE : a personal story / Brian Soenen
  • Tracing the trends : improving Iowa's water quality / Keith E. Schilling and Christopher S. Jones
  • Arsenic in the well : a personal Story / Brian Hanft
  • Rising rivers, raising resilience : flooding in Iowa / Witold F. Krajewski
  • Conserving the family farm : Pat's Story / Jim Furnish
  • Water-centered land management : a vision for the future / Larry Weber
  • A healthier, more functional planet : global implications of climate change / Charles O. Stanier
  • Forty-five minutes of sheer terror : a personal story / Carole Teator
  • Choosing a better future : climate change in Iowa / William J. Gutowski, Jr.
  • Clean energy at the universal-local level : a personal story / Andrew Johnson
  • Ongoing transformation : climate change and agriculture / Eugene S. Takle
  • Curtailing climate change on the farm : a personal story / Francis Thicke
  • A soft landing for climate change : a vision for the future / Gregory R. Carmichael
  • The ties that bind : biodiversity's critical importance / Elizabeth A. Lynch
  • Preserving the fen : a personal story / Rebecca L. Kauten
  • Knitting it back together : Iowa's tallgrass prairie / Pauline Drobney
  • Making a difference : a personal story / Ronald Eckoff
  • Survival struggles, survival hopes : wildlife in Iowa / James L. Pease
  • Wild calls for help : a personal story / Marlene Warren Ehresman
  • Iowa's rich biodiversity legacy : a vision for the future / Thomas Rosburg
  • Regenerating our future : a call to action / Jerald L. Schnoor.

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