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Overview"This work, aimed at general readers and environmentalists alike, offers a dicussion of the formation, development and history of the Everglades, considered by many to be the most endangered ecosystem in North America. It begins with South Florida's geological origins and continues through the 20th century. Charting the effects of human intervention upon the region, the author traces its habitation from Calusas and other native groups to the modern period dominated by agribusiness. In between, he discusses the Spanish contract period, the first efforts to farm the region, the first attempts in the 1880s to drain it, and the era of the """"engineering"""" Everglades that was largely created by the State of Florida and the US Army Corps of engineers. He argues that desire to convert the ecosystem to farm use continues to guide American thinking about the region at a tremendous environmental cost. He also contends that agriculture, especially sugar growing, must be abandoned or altered. To buy time for public debate over the final form of a sustainable Everglades, he suggests creation of a park modelled on New York's Adirondack State Park." Full Product DetailsAuthor: David McCally , Raymond Arsenault , Gary R. MorminoPublisher: University Press of Florida Imprint: University Press of Florida Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.360kg ISBN: 9780813018270ISBN 10: 0813018277 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 31 October 2000 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Undergraduate Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsAt once both an incisive history of the sugar industry in the Everglades and a powerful argument for safeguarding the most endangered ecosystem in North America . -- World Commodity Report """At once both an incisive history of the sugar industry in the Everglades and a powerful argument for safeguarding the most endangered ecosystem in North America"". -- World Commodity Report" Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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