Shifting sands : the restoration of the Calumet area / Kenneth J. Schoon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schoon, Kenneth J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Restoration ecology.

Industrialization--Environmental aspects.

Industrialization.

Calumet Region (Ill. and Ind.)--History.

Calumet Region (Ill. and Ind.).

Calumet Region (Ill. and Ind.)--Environmental conditions.

Industrialization--Environmental aspects--Calumet Region (Ill. and Ind.).

Restoration ecology--Calumet Region (Ill. and Ind.).

Indiana Dunes National Park (Ind.)--History.

Indiana Dunes National Park (Ind.).

Physical Description:

viii, 298 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Quarry Books, an imprint of Indiana University Press, [2016]

Contents:

Part 1 The Unrestricted Use of Natural Resources 2

1 Calumet Beginnings and the Birth of American Ecological Science 7

2 Marquette and the Marquette Plan 17

3 Natural Resources of the Calumet Area 24

4 Industrialization of the Lakefront 47

5 Industrialization of the Grand Calumet River and the Indiana Harbor Ship Canal 74

6 The Push for Parks and Duneland Development, 1890-1929 87

7 Port versus Park: Conflict in the '50s and '60s 101

Part 2 Returning to Sustainability 108

8 Earth Consciousness in the '60s and '70s 114

9 The Road to Cleaner Air 126

10 The Road to Cleaner Water 136

11 Lake Michigan Health, Beach Closures, and Fishing 156

12 Brownfields Restored to Usefulness 171

13 Solid Waste and Recycling 189

14 Local Pioneering Environmental Heroes and Heroines 197

15 Environmental Education Opportunities 217

16 Preservation and Restoration of Natural Areas 235.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Schoon, Kenneth J., author. Shifting sands

ISBN:

9780253022950

0253022959

OCLC:

964645476