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Anacostia : the death & life of an American river

Title
Anacostia : the death & life of an American river / John R. Wennersten.
Author
Wennersten, John R., 1941-
Publication
Baltimore, Md. : Chesapeake Book Co., 2008.

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Description
xv, 323 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps; 23
Summary
"Located in Washington, D. C., the Anacostia River is a poster child for America's tragically neglected, abused urban waterways. There are compelling ethical grounds for remedying this river's environmental problems, for the Anacostia in our time demonstrates that environmental burdens like pollution and resource depletion are not shared equally. Wennersten's book offers a corrective to the uncritical assumptions of growth for its own sake, and development at the cost of our waters, our natural resources, and the health of our citizenry."--from amazon.com.
Subject
  • Conservation of natural resources > Political aspects > Anacostia River Region (Md. and Washington, D.C.)
  • Conservation of natural resources > Moral and ethical aspects > Anacostia River Region (Md. and Washington, D.C.)
  • Environmental protection > Political aspects > Anacostia River Region (Md. and Washington, D.C.)
  • Environmental protection > Moral and ethical aspects > Anacostia River Region (Md. and Washington, D.C.)
  • Conservation of natural resources > Moral and ethical aspects
  • Conservation of natural resources > Political aspects
  • Ecology
  • Environmental protection > Moral and ethical aspects
  • Environmental protection > Political aspects
  • Politics and government
  • Fluss
  • Umweltschutz
  • Anacostia River (Md. and Washington, D.C.) > History
  • Anacostia River (Md. and Washington, D.C.) > Environmental conditions
  • Anacostia River Watershed (Md. and Washington, D.C.) > History
  • Anacostia River Watershed (Md. and Washington, D.C.) > Environmental conditions
  • Anacostia River Region (Md. and Washington, D.C.) > Politics and government
  • Washington Region > Politics and government
  • Anacostia (Mar. et Washington, D.C. : Rivière) > Histoire
  • Anacostia (Mar. et Washington, D.C. : Rivière) > Conditions environnementales
  • United States > Anacostia River
  • United States > Anacostia River Watershed
  • Washington (D.C.) Region
  • USA
  • Washington
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-308) and index.
ISBN
  • 9780963515964
  • 0963515969
LCCN
2008029284
OCLC
  • ocn234073711
  • 234073711
  • SCSB-9274578
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library