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Anacostia : the death & life of an American river / John R. Wennersten.

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

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Description
  1. xv, 323 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps; 23
Summary
  1. "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
  1. Anacostia River (Md. and Washington, D.C.) > Environmental conditions
  2. Anacostia River (Md. and Washington, D.C.) > History
  3. Anacostia River Region (Md. and Washington, D.C.) > Politics and government
  4. Anacostia River Watershed (Md. and Washington, D.C.) > Environmental conditions
  5. Anacostia River Watershed (Md. and Washington, D.C.) > History
  6. Conservation of natural resources > Moral and ethical aspects
  7. Conservation of natural resources > Moral and ethical aspects > Anacostia River Region (Md. and Washington, D.C.)
  8. Conservation of natural resources > Political aspects
  9. Conservation of natural resources > Political aspects > Anacostia River Region (Md. and Washington, D.C.)
  10. Ecology
  11. Environmental protection > Moral and ethical aspects
  12. Environmental protection > Moral and ethical aspects > Anacostia River Region (Md. and Washington, D.C.)
  13. Environmental protection > Political aspects
  14. Environmental protection > Political aspects > Anacostia River Region (Md. and Washington, D.C.)
  15. Fluss
  16. Politics and government
  17. USA
  18. Umweltschutz
  19. United States > Anacostia River
  20. United States > Anacostia River Watershed
  21. Washington (D.C.) Region
  22. Washington Region > Politics and government
  23. Washington
Genre/Form
  1. History
Owning institution
  1. Harvard Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-308) and index.