{"product_id":"the-highlands-critical-resources-treasured-landscapes-hardback-9780813551333","title":"The Highlands; Critical Resources, Treasured Landscapes (Hardback) 9780813551333","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Highlands\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCritical Resources, Treasured Landscapes\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRichard G. Lathrop (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813551333\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 12 December 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e400 pages, 36 color\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 3 cm, 0.821 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\u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Highlands\u003c\/i\u003e is a valuable resource for those interested in the geology, hydrology, plant and animal life, and land use of this fourstate area. Environmental historians will be interested in the ways the collection brings together quantifiable scientific data with human histories. The collection clearly lays out how natural resources and ecosystem functions are invaluable to local and regional populations and offers readers a persuasive argument for responsible land use. After reading a selection or all of these chapters, readers will have a clear conception of the composition of the nature of the Highlands.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e (Environmental History) \u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Highlands\u003c\/i\u003e is a valuable resource for those interested in the geology, hydrology, plant and animal life, and land use of this fourstate area. Environmental historians will be interested in the ways the collection brings together quantifiable scientific data with human histories. The collection clearly lays out how natural resources and ecosystem functions are invaluable to local and regional populations and offers readers a persuasive argument for responsible land use. After reading a selection or all of these chapters, readers will have a clear conception of the composition of the nature of the Highlands.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e (Environmental History) \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"The Highlands \u003c\/i\u003eexemplifies why protection of New Jersey's Highlands is so important for the future of the state.  It is an essential read on the multiple resources of the region.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Julia Somers (Executive Director, New Jersey Highlands Coalition) \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"The Highlands \u003c\/i\u003eexemplifies why protection of New Jersey's Highlands is so important for the future of the state.  It is an essential read on the multiple resources of the region.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Julia Somers (Executive Director, New Jersey Highlands Coalition) \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"The Highlands\u003c\/i\u003e is a thorough, comprehensive and significant study of a beloved region.  It describes treasured landscapes, critical water resources and centuries of land use and convinces the reader that its future is our responsibility.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Eileen Swan (Executive Director NJ Highlands Council) \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"The Highlands\u003c\/i\u003e is a thorough, comprehensive and significant study of a beloved region.  It describes treasured landscapes, critical water resources and centuries of land use and convinces the reader that its future is our responsibility.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Eileen Swan (Executive Director NJ Highlands Council) \u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Highlands\u003c\/i\u003e is an encyclopedic study of a cultural landscape. It is a comprehensive resource and a valuable reference for those interested in the Highlands region.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e (Ecology) \u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Highlands\u003c\/i\u003e is an encyclopedic study of a cultural landscape. It is a comprehensive resource and a valuable reference for those interested in the Highlands region.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e (Ecology) \u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Highlands\u003c\/i\u003e makes a compelling case for land-use planning and resource management strategies that could help ensure a sustainable future for the region, strategies that could in turn be applied to other landscapes threatened by urbanization across the country.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e (Northeastern Naturalist) \u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Highlands\u003c\/i\u003e makes a compelling case for land-use planning and resource management strategies that could help ensure a sustainable future for the region, strategies that could in turn be applied to other landscapes threatened by urbanization across the country.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e (Northeastern Naturalist) \u003cdiv\u003e\"This book should be useful to anyone interested in this 'backyard' region so close to the Philadelphia-New York-Hartford metroplex. Recommended.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e (Choice) \u003cdiv\u003e\"This book should be useful to anyone interested in this 'backyard' region so close to the Philadelphia-New York-Hartford metroplex. Recommended.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e (Choice)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThink of the Highlands as the “backyard” and “backstop” of the Philadelphia–New York–Hartford metroplex. A backyard that spans over three million acres across Pennsylvania, New York, and Connecticut, the Highlands serves as recreational open space for the metroplex’s burgeoning human population. As backstop, Highlands’ watersheds provide a ready source of high-quality drinking water for over fifteen million people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Highlands\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to examine the natural and cultural landscape of this four-state region, showing how it’s distinctive and why its conservation is vital. Each chapter is written by a different leading researcher and specialist in that field, and introduces readers to another aspect of the Highlands: its geological foundations, its aquifers and watersheds, its forest ecology, its past iron industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the 1800s, the Highlands were mined, cutover, and then largely abandoned. Given time, the forests regenerated, the land healed, and the waters cleared. Increasingly, however, the Highlands are under assault again-polluted runoff contaminating lakes and streams, invasive species choking out the local flora and fauna, exurban sprawl blighting the rural landscape, and climate change threatening the integrity of its ecosystems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Highlands\u003c\/i\u003e makes a compelling case for land use planning and resource management strategies that could help ensure a sustainable future for the region, strategies that could in turn be applied to other landscapes threatened by urbanization across the country. The Highlands are a valuable resource. And now, so is \u003ci\u003eThe Highlands\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eList of Illustrations and Tables\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e   Richard G. Lathrop Jr.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart I Geological Setting\u003cbr\u003e1 Bedrock Geology of the Highlands\u003cbr\u003e    Alexander E. Gates and David W. Valentino\u003cbr\u003e2 Glaciation and Landscape History\u003cbr\u003e   Scott D. Stanford\u003cbr\u003e3 Major Soils of the Highlands\u003cbr\u003e   John C. F. Tedrow and Richard K. Shaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart II Water and Watersheds\u003cbr\u003e4 Groundwater and Surface Water Hydrology\u003cbr\u003e   Otto S. Zapecza, Donald E. Rice, and Vincent T. dePaul\u003cbr\u003e5 Water Supply Resources\u003cbr\u003e   Daniel J. Van Abs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart III Biodiversity\u003cbr\u003e6 Forest History of the Highlands\u003cbr\u003e   Emily W. B. (Russell) Southgate\u003cbr\u003e7 Forest Ecology\u003cbr\u003e   William S. F. Schuster\u003cbr\u003e8 Wetlands of the Highlands Region\u003cbr\u003e   Joan G. Ehrenfeld\u003cbr\u003e9 An Overview of the Vascular Plants of the Highlands and the Threats to Plant Biodiversity\u003cbr\u003e   Gerry Moore and Steven Glenn\u003cbr\u003e10 Wildlife of the Highlands\u003cbr\u003e   Elizabeth A. Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart IV People and the Land\u003cbr\u003e11 Ironworking in the Highlands\u003cbr\u003e   Theodore W. Kury and Peter O. Wacker\u003cbr\u003e12 Agriculture and Urban Development Patterns in the Highlands\u003cbr\u003e   Richard G. Lathrop Jr.\u003cbr\u003e13 Open Space and Recreation in the Highlands\u003cbr\u003e   Daniel Chazin\u003cbr\u003e14 Land-Use Planning and Policy in the Highlands\u003cbr\u003e   Robert Pirani, Thomas A. Gilbert, and Corey Piasecki\u003cbr\u003e15 Future Vision of the Highlands\u003cbr\u003e   Richard G. Lathrop Jr., Mary L. Tyrrell, and Myrna Hall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGlossary\u003cbr\u003eNotes on Contributors\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rivergate Books","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52559300002072,"sku":"9780813551333","price":38.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-highlands-critical-resources-treasured-landscapes-hardback-9780813551333","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}