Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
Contents |
pt. 1. Techniques -- ch. 1. Getting organized -- ch. 2. Planning a campaign -- ch. 3. Building public support -- ch. 4. Getting it done -- pt. 2. Tools -- ch. 5. River saving tools -- pt. 3. Overview of issues -- ch. 6. Values of free-flowing rivers -- ch. 7. Problems -- ch. 8. Building relationships with rivers |
Summary |
How to Save a River presents in a concise and readable format the wisdom gained from years of river protection campaigns across the United States. The book begins by defining general principles of action, including getting organized, planning a campaign, building public support, and putting a plan into action. It then provides detailed explanations of how to: form an organization and raise money develop coalitions with other groups plan a campaign and build public support cultivate the media and other powerful allies develop credible alternatives to damaging projects How to Save a River provides an important overview of the resource issues involved in river protection, and suggests sources for further investigation. Countless examples of successful river protection campaigns prove that ordinary citizens do have the power to create change when they know how to organize themselves |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-256) and index |
Notes |
English |
|
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 3, 2015) |
Subject |
Stream conservation -- United States -- Citizen participation
|
|
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
|
|
Stream conservation -- Citizen participation
|
|
United States
|
Form |
Electronic book
|
Author |
River Network.
|
ISBN |
9781610912785 |
|
1610912780 |
|