The Heart of the Lakes : Freshwater in the Past, Present and Future of Southeast Michigan (Greenstone Books)

Dempsey, Dave

Greenstone Books（2019/06発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 166 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781948314046
• DDC分類 333.916309774

Full Description

The water corridor that defines southeast Michigan sits at the heart of the world's largest freshwater ecosystem, the Great Lakes. Over forty-three trillion gallons of water a year flow through the Detroit River, providing a natural conduit for everything from fish migration to the movement of cargo-bearing one thousand-foot freighters, and a defining sense of place. But in both government policies and individual practices, the freshwater at the heart of the lakes was long neglected and sometimes abused. Today southeast Michigan enjoys an opportunity to learn from that history and put freshwater at the center of a prosperous and sustainable future. Joining this journey downriver in place and time, from Port Huron to Monroe, from the 1600s to the present, provides insight and hope for the region's water-based renaissance.

Contents

Contents Foreword, by John Dingell Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Where the Water Came From Chapter 2. The Headwaters Chapter 3. Metropolis Bound Chapter 4. The Heart of the Lakes Chapter 5. Downriver Epilogue. A Water Legacy Notes Bibliography