| The Texas Landscape Project: Nature and People Contributor(s): Todd, David A. (Author), Ogren, Jonathan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1623493722 ISBN-13: 9781623493721 Publisher: Texas A&M University Press OUR PRICE: $40.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Natural Resources - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General - Social Science | Human Geography |
| Dewey: 333.709 |
| LCCN: 2015029205 |
| Series: Kathie and Ed Cox Jr. Books on Conservation Leadership, Spon |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 9.2" W x 10.2" (3.70 lbs) 520 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Texas Landscape Project explores conservation and ecology in Texas by presenting a highly visual and deeply researched view of the widespread changes that have affected the state as its population and economy have boomed and as Texans have worked ever harder to safeguard its bountiful but limited natural resources. Covering the entire state, from Pineywoods bottomlands and Panhandle playas to Hill Country springs and Big Bend canyons, the project examines a host of familiar and not so familiar environmental issues. A companion volume to The Texas Legacy Project, this book tracks specific environmental changes that have occurred in Texas using more than 300 color maps, expertly crafted by cartographer Jonathan Ogren, and over 100 photographs that coalesce to fashion a broad portrait of the modern Texas landscape. The rich data, compiled by author David Todd, are presented in clearly written yet marvelously detailed text that gives historical context and contemporary statistics for environmental trends connected to the land, water, air, energy, and built world of the second-largest and second-most populated state in the nation. An engaging read for any environmentalist or conscientious citizen, The Texas Landscape Project provides a true sense of the grand scope of the Lone Star State and the high stakes of protecting it. To learn more about The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, sponsors of this book's series, please click here. |
