A life for water
a memoir : Luna Bergere Leopold 1915-2006
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Author
Contributions
- Leopold, Madelyn, editor - Contributor
- Vita-Finzi, Penelope, editor - Contributor
- Vita-Finzi, Claudio, editor - Contributor
Publication
2020 - American Philosophical Society Press, Philadelphia [Pennsylvania], Pennsylvania
Language
English
Word Count
63,500 words, Guess
Page Count
254 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL43815320M
- ISBN-139781606180846
- ISBN-101606180843
- OCLC Control Number1110657503
- Library of Congress Control Number2019031902
Classifications
- DDC551.48092
- LCCGB659.72.L46 L46 2019
Description
"This is a memoir by Luna Leopold, chief hydraulic engineer and later chief hydrologist for the U.S. Geological Survey. Luna Leopold is widely viewed as the foremost student of rivers of the 20th century. This volume presents a selection of informal essays written over the course of his long career. These essays complement his professional articles and books, and they illuminate how he became increasingly concerned with environmental degradation. Leopold argued forcefully that engineering solutions should be ethically framed as well as practical, and with that in mind, in 1969 he drafted the first environmental impact statement. He was awarded the National Medal of Science in 1991."--
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Series Statement
- Transactions of the American Philosophical Society -- volume 108, part 4
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