On the Brink: The Great Lakes in the 21st Century
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| Rating | : | 4.75 (688 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0870137050 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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Real Learning Experience Capn Billy As a sailor on Lake Ontario and a concerned parent and citizen this book gives you a great history and status of the condtion of the great lakes from an environmental viewpoint. You learn about the lakes from the early days of European settlement in the late 1700's through the overfishing and degredation of the lakes in the later 1800's through the "improvements" by the army corps of engineers of the 1900's on.What we see of the Lakes today is only a shadow of what they once were and might once again be if people begin treating them as the resource and treasure they should be. Midwest Book Review said A wake-up call to the dangers the Great Lakes ecosystem face. Written by Dave Dempsey (an environmental policy teacher of Michigan State University who served by President Bill Clinton's appointment on the Great Lakes Fishery Commission), On The Brink: The Great Lakes In The "A wake-up call to the dangers the Great Lakes ecosystem face" according to Midwest Book Review. Written by Dave Dempsey (an environmental policy teacher of Michigan State University who served by President Bill Clinton's appointment on the Great Lakes Fishery Commission), On The Brink: The Great Lakes In The 21st Century is a clarion wake-up call to the dangers the Great Lakes ecosystem face today. Summarizing a history of the Great Lakes' environmental exploitation and gradual recovery, and blending in thoughts on the poetry, folklore, inspiratioon derived from the Great Lakes as well as citizen action to preserve them, On The Brink brings true environmental history to. 1st Century is a clarion wake-up call to the dangers the Great Lakes ecosystem face today. Summarizing a history of the Great Lakes' environmental exploitation and gradual recovery, and blending in thoughts on the poetry, folklore, inspiratioon derived from the Great Lakes as well as citizen action to preserve them, On The Brink brings true environmental history to. Steven Huyser-Honig said A challenging but fascinating tale. Dave Dempsey's book, On the Brink: The Great Lakes in the "A challenging but fascinating tale" according to Steven Huyser-Honig. Dave Dempsey's book, On the Brink: The Great Lakes in the 21st Century, is a comprehensive history of the environmental challenges the Great Lakes have faced since cities began to sprout on their shores in the early 1800's. Dempsey records an encyclopedic account of the unrelenting assaults on the land, water and wildlife of the region. I was alternately fascinated by the stories and repulsed by the effects of so much wanton exploitation.Of course, there are stories of hope as well as degradation. Stories of national parks created and environmental laws passed through the act. 1st Century, is a comprehensive history of the environmental challenges the Great Lakes have faced since cities began to sprout on their shores in the early 1800's. Dempsey records an encyclopedic account of the unrelenting assaults on the land, water and wildlife of the region. I was alternately fascinated by the stories and repulsed by the effects of so much wanton exploitation.Of course, there are stories of hope as well as degradation. Stories of national parks created and environmental laws passed through the act
Dave Dempsey is the author and coauthor of eight nonfiction books and was named Michigan Author of the Year by the Michigan Library Association and the Michigan Center for the Book in 2009.
About the AuthorDave Dempsey is the author and coauthor of eight nonfiction books and was named Michigan Author of the Year by the Michigan Library Association and the Michigan Center for the Book in 2009.
As one of the world’s great natural treasures, the Great Lakes have also served in recent decades as an early warning system for many emerging environmental problems. Dempsey finds evidence that, despite great changes in the laws governing the Lakes and public attitudes toward them in the last fifty years, government policy and institutions are still dominated by these dangerous attitudes. A central theme of On the Brink is that citizens, who have displayed an increasing sense of commitment to the Lakes and a growing sense of place, must challenge their leaders to reform Great Lakes institutions. In the early twenty-first century, as the Lakes face unprecedented challenges, we need to revisit both the wonder of