| Description |
xi, 351 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Series |
The Florida history and culture series |
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Florida history and culture series.
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| Contents |
Prologue: The Numbers Game -- 1. "The National Emblem of Florida" -- 2. A Reasonable Curb -- 3. "Let Us Try" -- 4. Marco Island & Bonita Springs -- 5. Six Percent Saviors -- 6. "The Joy of Life" -- 7. The Promise, Plus -- 8. Images of Loss -- 9. The Myth of Mitigation -- 10. Turning a Minus into a Plus -- 11. "A Mine Is a Terrible Thing to Waste" -- 12. Let Sleeping Watchdogs Lie -- 13. The Cussing Congressman -- 14. Loopholes and Sinkholes -- 15. Dirty Water -- 16. Banking on Phony Numbers -- 17. Toward a More Honest System -- Appendix A. Satellite Imagery Methodology -- Appendix B. Accuracy Assessment Tables -- Selected Sources on Remote Sensing |
| Summary |
"In this hard-hitting book, 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 historical research and no-holds-barred reporting, this book portrays a landscape that has been compromised by greed, fear, and incompetence."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [339]-343) and index |
| Subject |
Wetland conservation -- Government policy -- Florida.
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Wetlands -- Florida.
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| Author |
Waite, Matthew, 1975-
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| LC no. |
2008018548 |
| ISBN |
0813032865 (alk. paper) |
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9780813032863 (alk. paper) |
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