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Description:Florida possesses more wetlands than any other state except Alaska, yet since 1990 more than 84,000 acres have been lost to development despite presidential pledges to protect them.How and why the state's wetlands are continuing to disappear is the subject of "Paving Paradise." Journalists Craig Pittman and Matthew Waite spent nearly four years investigating the political expedience, corruption, and negligence on the part of federal and state agencies that led to a failure to enforce regulations on developers. They traveled throughout the state, interviewed hundreds of people, dug through thousands of documents, and analyzed satellite imagery to identify former wetlands that were now houses, stores, and parking lots.Exposing the unseen environmental consequences of rampant sprawl, Pittman and Waite explain how wetland protection creates the illusion of environmental protection while doing little to stem the tide of destruction.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Paving Paradise: Florida's Vanishing Wetlands and the Failure of No Net Loss (The Florida History and Culture Series). To get started finding Paving Paradise: Florida's Vanishing Wetlands and the Failure of No Net Loss (The Florida History and Culture Series), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Florida possesses more wetlands than any other state except Alaska, yet since 1990 more than 84,000 acres have been lost to development despite presidential pledges to protect them.How and why the state's wetlands are continuing to disappear is the subject of "Paving Paradise." Journalists Craig Pittman and Matthew Waite spent nearly four years investigating the political expedience, corruption, and negligence on the part of federal and state agencies that led to a failure to enforce regulations on developers. They traveled throughout the state, interviewed hundreds of people, dug through thousands of documents, and analyzed satellite imagery to identify former wetlands that were now houses, stores, and parking lots.Exposing the unseen environmental consequences of rampant sprawl, Pittman and Waite explain how wetland protection creates the illusion of environmental protection while doing little to stem the tide of destruction.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Paving Paradise: Florida's Vanishing Wetlands and the Failure of No Net Loss (The Florida History and Culture Series). To get started finding Paving Paradise: Florida's Vanishing Wetlands and the Failure of No Net Loss (The Florida History and Culture Series), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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