
The Texas Landscape Project Nature and People
Nature and People
Texas A & M University Press
Will be published approx. on 30. June 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
520 pages
978-1-62349-372-1 (ISBN)
Description
The Texas Landscape Project explores conservation and ecologyin Texas through an extensively researched atlas of the vastlandscape.
In five major parts-Land, Water, Air, Energy, and the BuiltWorld-readers encounter the changes made by growingpopulations and industrial and agricultural development in thestate. Special wildlife sections highlight the histories of iconicfauna like the American bison and the monarch butterfly.
As a follow-up to the Texas Legacy Project, this volume provideshistorical context and contemporary data for the environmentalissues that have affected Texas places: the impact of grazing ondwindling prairie grasses, the increasing reach of light pollution,and the health concerns raised by lead smelting in El Paso. Butthese are also stories of hope, as author David Todd recountsrecent successful efforts to preserve Texas' landscape and naturalresources.
Navigate the Neches River valley, the Gulf of Mexico reefs, andthe colonias of the US-Mexico border with Todd's detailed yetreadable text. The more than 280 color maps, specially created bycartographer Jonathan Ogren, and over 100 photographs, supportthe clear, accessible narrative and the book's educational merit.
An engaging read for any environmentalist or conscientiouscitizen, The Texas Landscape Project provides a true sense ofthe grand scope of the Lone Star State and its broad array ofenvironments.
In five major parts-Land, Water, Air, Energy, and the BuiltWorld-readers encounter the changes made by growingpopulations and industrial and agricultural development in thestate. Special wildlife sections highlight the histories of iconicfauna like the American bison and the monarch butterfly.
As a follow-up to the Texas Legacy Project, this volume provideshistorical context and contemporary data for the environmentalissues that have affected Texas places: the impact of grazing ondwindling prairie grasses, the increasing reach of light pollution,and the health concerns raised by lead smelting in El Paso. Butthese are also stories of hope, as author David Todd recountsrecent successful efforts to preserve Texas' landscape and naturalresources.
Navigate the Neches River valley, the Gulf of Mexico reefs, andthe colonias of the US-Mexico border with Todd's detailed yetreadable text. The more than 280 color maps, specially created bycartographer Jonathan Ogren, and over 100 photographs, supportthe clear, accessible narrative and the book's educational merit.
An engaging read for any environmentalist or conscientiouscitizen, The Texas Landscape Project provides a true sense ofthe grand scope of the Lone Star State and its broad array ofenvironments.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
College Station
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
64 colour photographs, 34 black & white photographs, 21 line art, 20 graphs, 303 maps, 2 tables
Dimensions
Height: 259 mm
Width: 234 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
1678 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-62349-372-1 (9781623493721)
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Persons
David Todd is the founder and coordinator for the Conservation History Association of Texas and coauthor of The Texas Legacy Project, USA.
Jonathan Green is the founder of Siglo Group, a firm that helpsclients integrate natural systems into land planning and design.
Jonathan Green is the founder of Siglo Group, a firm that helpsclients integrate natural systems into land planning and design.