Connecting the Drops : A Citizens' Guide to Protecting Water Resources / Karen Schneller-McDonald.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schneller-McDonald, Karen, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmentalism.

Hydrology.

Water conservation.

Water quality management.

Water-supply--Environmental aspects.

Water-supply.

Water--Pollution.

Water.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The need for improved water resource protection, beginning with grassroots action, is urgent. The water we use depends on networks of wetlands, streams, and watersheds. Land-use activities, however, are changing these natural systems. Often these changes result in ecological damage, flooding, water pollution, and reduced water supply. We need a healthy environment that sustains our personal and community health; we also need vibrant and sustainable economic development that does not destroy the benefits we derive from nature. Our ability to accomplish both depends on how well we can "connect the drops."In this book, Karen Schneller-McDonald presents the basics of water resource protection: ecology and watershed science; techniques for evaluating environmental impacts; obstacles to protection and how to overcome them; and tips for protection strategies that maximize chances for success. Schneller-McDonald makes clear the important connections among natural cycles, watersheds, and ecosystems; the benefits they provide; and how specific development activities affect water quality and supply.The methods described in Connecting the Drops have broad application in diverse geographic locations. The environmental details may differ, but the methods are the same. For water resource managers and concerned citizens alike, Connecting the Drops helps readers interpret scientific information and contextualize news media reports and industry ads-ultimately offering "how to" guidance for developing resource protection strategies. Visit the website for this book at http://thewetnet.net.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part I. HEADWATERS: Understanding Natural Water Systems

Part II. WADING DEEPER: Identifying and Describing Impacts

Part III. CHARTING A COURSE: Working toward Protection

Conclusion: Stars in the Water

Appendix: Stream and Wetland Checklists

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-265) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

1-5017-0159-2

1-5017-0160-6

OCLC:

1080552128