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Restoration and Recovery of an Industrial Region John M. Gunn

Restoration and Recovery of an Industrial Region By John M. Gunn

Restoration and Recovery of an Industrial Region by John M. Gunn


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This book describes, in a manner accessible to a wide audience, the damage and the efforts at environmental restoration at Sudbury which resulted in its winning a United Nations award in 1992 for land reclamation.

Restoration and Recovery of an Industrial Region Summary

Restoration and Recovery of an Industrial Region: Progress in Restoring the Smelter-Damaged Landscape Near Sudbury, Canada by John M. Gunn

Sudbury, Ontario is one of the world's most polluted areas. A century of industrial activities has resulted in thousands of acidified lakes and vast areas of denuded land. This book describes, in a manner accessible to a wide audience, the damage and the efforts at environmental restoration at Sudbury which resulted in its winning a United Nations award in 1992 for land reclamation.
The book has been written by a distinguished group of contributors, ranging from experts in acid rain and land reclamation to environmental engineers and toxicologists.

Table of Contents

Section A. History of Geology, Mineral Exploration, and Environmental Damage.- 1. Geological and Geographic Setting.- 2. Early History of Human Activities in the Sudbury Area and Ecological Damage to the Landscape.- 3. Reading the Records Stored in the Lake Sediments: A Method of Examining the History and Extent of Industrial Damage to Lakes.- Section B. Trends in Natural Recovery after Emission Reductions.- 4. Declining Industrial Emissions, Improving Air Quality, and Reduced Damage to Vegetation.- 5. Lake Water Quality Improvements and Recovering Aquatic Communities.- 6. Lichens: Sensitive Indicators of Improving Air Quality.- 7. Natural Recovery of Vascular Plant Communities on the Industrial Barrens of the Sudbury Area.- Section C. Goals of Restoration.- 8. Municipal Land Restoration Program: The Regreening Process.- 9. Revegetation of the Copper Cliff Tailings Area.- 10. Engineered Wetlands as a Tailings Rehabilitation Strategy.- 11. Preservation of Biodiversity: Aurora Trout.- 12. Partnerships for Wildlife Restoration: Peregrine Falcons.- Section D. Research Topics in Restoration Ecology.- 13. Dynamics of Plant Communities and Soils in Revegetated Ecosystems: A Sudbury Case Study.- 14. Lake Sediments: Sources or Sinks of Industrially Mobilized Elements?.- 15. Liming of Sudbury Lakes: Lessons for Recovery of Aquatic Biota from Acidification.- 16. Trends in Waterfowl Populations: Evidence of Recovery from Acidification.- 17. Acidification and Metal Contamination: Implications for the Soil Biota of Sudbury.- 18. Birch Coppice Woodlands near the Sudbury Smelters: Dynamics of a Forest Monoculture.- 19. Potential Role of Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium) in Colonizing Metal-Contaminated Ecosystems.- 20. Urban Lakes: Integrators of Environmental Damage and Recovery.- Section E. Planning for the Future.- 21. Developments in Emission Control Technologies/Strategies: A Case Study.- 22. Integrated Management and Progressive Rehabilitation of Industrial Lands.- 23. Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems: Technologies for Mapping and Monitoring Environmental Health.- 24. Catchment Management in the Industrial Landscape.- 25. Planning for the Environmentally Friendly City.- 26. From Restoration to Sustainable Ecosystems.- A color insert follows page.

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NLS9781461275688
9781461275688
1461275687
Restoration and Recovery of an Industrial Region: Progress in Restoring the Smelter-Damaged Landscape Near Sudbury, Canada by John M. Gunn
New
Paperback
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
2011-09-28
358
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