{"product_id":"tampa-bay-the-story-of-an-estuary-and-its-people-hardback-9780813079011","title":"Tampa Bay; The Story of an Estuary and Its People (Hardback) 9780813079011","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTampa Bay\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Story of an Estuary and Its People\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEvan P. Bennett (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813079011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 9 April 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e180 pages, 15 b\u0026amp;w illus., 1 map\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.272 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“Offers real-world lessons for readers interested in coastal clean-up. .  . . With all its muck and scum, a book worthy of gloom, yet this  telling of the Tampa Bay’s turnaround offers hope.”—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eExploring the environmental history of an important natural area\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe largest open water estuary in Florida, Tampa Bay has been a flashpoint of environmental struggles and action in recent years. This book goes beneath today’s news headlines to explore how people have interacted with nature in the region throughout its long history. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTampa Bay\u003c\/i\u003e, Evan Bennett reveals that humans have been part of the Bay’s ecology since the estuary took its modern form 2,000 years ago, along with the communities of fish, birds, reptiles, and mammals that proliferated in its seagrass meadows, tidal salt flats, and mangrove forests. Bennett discusses the natural resources that drew people to settle there, the trade that encouraged development, and the shipping and industry that increased biological and ecological change. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile the past 150 years have seen serious environmental damage from dredging, water pollution, red tides, and more, Bennett shows how people have been fighting to clean up the Bay and regain a balance with nature. Informed by the latest in marine science, area environmentalists, policymakers, and citizens are working to create a model for other societies that have developed in fragile natural areas. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first book to examine the environmental history of the region, \u003ci\u003eTampa Bay \u003c\/i\u003euncovers deep-rooted relationships between water, land, and people\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand offers hope for bringing threatened coastal spaces back from the brink. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA volume in the series Florida in Focus, edited by Andrew K. Frank\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Larder 6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. Borderland 13\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Port 30\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. Playground 48\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. Sewer 72\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Cause 88\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. Estuary 105\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpilogue 126\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments 131\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes 133\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex 155\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University Press of Florida","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52559267692824,"sku":"9780813079011","price":63.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/tampa-bay-the-story-of-an-estuary-and-its-people-hardback-9780813079011","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}