Sustaining Lake Superior : An Extraordinary Lake in a Changing World / Nancy Langston.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Langston, Nancy, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lake conservation--Superior, Lake.

Lake conservation.

Lake ecology--Superior, Lake.

Lake ecology.

Limnology--Superior, Lake.

Limnology.

Superior, Lake--History.

Superior, Lake.

Superior, Lake--Management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (311 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2017]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A compelling exploration of Lake Superior's conservation recovery and what it can teach us in the face of climate change Lake Superior, the largest lake in the world, has had a remarkable history, including resource extraction and industrial exploitation that caused nearly irreversible degradation. But in the past fifty years it has experienced a remarkable recovery and rebirth. In this important book, leading environmental historian Nancy Langston offers a rich portrait of the lake's environmental and social history, asking what lessons we should take from the conservation recovery as this extraordinary lake faces new environmental threats. In her insightful exploration, Langston reveals hope in ecosystem resilience and the power of community advocacy, noting ways Lake Superior has rebounded from the effects of deforestation and toxic waste wrought by mining and paper manufacturing. Yet, despite the lake's resilience, threats persist. Langston cautions readers regarding new mining interests and persistent toxic pollutants that are mobilizing with climate change.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

One. Ecological History of the Lake Superior Basin

Two. Industrializing the Forests, 1870s to 1930s

Three. The Postwar Pollution Boom

Four. Taconite and the Fight over Reserve Mining Company

Five. Mining Pollution Debates, 1950s Through the 1970s

Six. Mining, Toxics, and Environmental Justice for the Anishinaabe

Seven. The Mysteries of Toxaphene and Toxic Fish

Eight. The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreements

Nine. Climate Change, Contaminants, and the Future of Lake Superior

Notes

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Jan 2020)

ISBN:

0-300-23166-0

OCLC:

1004848450