Paving Paradise - Florida's Vanishing Wetlands and the Failure of No Net Loss (Paperback)

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. In this hard-hitting book, ""St. Petersburg Times"" investigative journalists Craig Pittman and Matthew Waite explain how taxpayers who think they're paying for wetland protection have been stuck with a program that creates the illusion of environmental protection while doing little to stem the tide of destruction. A potent combination of groundbreaking historical research and no-holds-barred reporting, this book portrays a landscape that has been compromised by greed, fear, and incompetence.

General

Imprint:	University Press of Florida
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2010
First published:	May 2010
Authors:	Craig Pittman • Matthew Waite
Series editors:	Raymond Arsenault • Gary R. Mormino
Dimensions:	234 x 155 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	376
ISBN-13:	978-0-8130-3507-9
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Conservation of the environment > General
LSN:	0-8130-3507-4
Barcode:	9780813035079

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