50bookchallenge, 15000pages
Book #11 -- Bill Streever, Saving Louisiana? The Battle for Coastal Wetlands, 185 pages.
This book is a snapshot of the state of coastal restoration in Louisiana in 2000, when the book was written. The author visits numerous sites of restoration projects and interviews the people involved -- the scientists, the engineers, the policy-makers, and others, recounting experiences and opinions that are as varied and fragmented as the landscape. The consensus seems to be that *something* needs to be done, but even the experts don't agree on what. It's an excellent introduction to the issues and a broad overview of coastal restoration in general.
Progress toward goals: 32/366 = 8.7%
Books: 11/150 = 7.3%
Pages: 2678/50000 = 5.4%
2008 Book List
cross-posted to 50bookchallenge, 15000pages, and gwynraven
This book is a snapshot of the state of coastal restoration in Louisiana in 2000, when the book was written. The author visits numerous sites of restoration projects and interviews the people involved -- the scientists, the engineers, the policy-makers, and others, recounting experiences and opinions that are as varied and fragmented as the landscape. The consensus seems to be that *something* needs to be done, but even the experts don't agree on what. It's an excellent introduction to the issues and a broad overview of coastal restoration in general.
Progress toward goals: 32/366 = 8.7%
Books: 11/150 = 7.3%
Pages: 2678/50000 = 5.4%
2008 Book List
cross-posted to 50bookchallenge, 15000pages, and gwynraven