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Author:

Mutel, Cornelia F.

Title:

Tending Iowa's land : pathways to a sustainable future / Cornelia F. Mutel, editor.

Publisher:

University of Iowa Press,

Copyright Date:

2022

Description:

pages cm

Subject:

Environmental protection--Iowa--Planning.
Sustainable agriculture--Iowa.
Air quality--Iowa.
Water quality--Iowa
Climatic changes--Iowa.
Biodiversity--Iowa.
Iowa--Environmental conditions.

Other Authors:

Mutel, Cornelia Fleischer, editor.

Notes:

Includes index.

Contents:

Iowa's life and land : a brief history / Cornelia F. Mutel -- The root of our problems : Iowa's degraded soils / Kathleen Woida -- Farming for the future : a personal story / Ken Fawcett -- Slurries of sediment : the problem of soil erosion / Keith E. Schilling -- Working with Mother Earth : a personal story / Seth Watkins -- Pushing the limits : the intensification of agriculture / Christopher S. Jones -- Farming my values : a personal story / Levi Lyle -- The regenerative agriculture movement : a visionfor the future / Lisa Schulte Moore -- Loving the lakes : water as a recreational asset / Mary P. Skopec -- Creating Iowa Project AWARE : a personal story / Brian Soenen -- Tracing the trends : improving Iowa's water quality / Keith E. Schilling and Christopher S. Jones -- Arsenic in the well : a personal Story / Brian Hanft -- Rising rivers, raising resilience : flooding in Iowa / Witold F. Krajewski -- Conserving the family farm : pat's Story / Jim Furnish -- Water-centered land management : a vision for the future / Larry Weber -- A healthier, more functional planet : global implications of climate change / Charles O. Stanier -- Forty-five minutes of terror :a personal story / Carole Teator -- Choosing a better future : climate change in Iowa / William J. Gutowski, Jr. -- Clean energy at the universal-local level : a personal story / Andrew Johnson -- Ongoing transformation : climate change and agriculture / Eugene S. Takle -- Curtailing climate change on the farm : a personal story / Francis Thicke-- A soft landing for climate change : a vision for the future / Gregory R. Carmichael -- The ties that bind : biodiversity's critical importance / Elizabeth A. Lynch -- Preserving the fen : a personal story / Rebecca L. Kauten -- Knitting it back together : Iowa's tallgrass prairie / Pauline Drobney -- Making a difference : a personal story / Ronald Eckoff -- Survival struggles, survival hopes : wildlife in Iowa / James L. Pease -- Wild calls for help : a personal story / Marlene Warren Ehresman -- Iowa's rich biodiversity legacy : a vision for the future / Thomas Rosburg -- Regenerating our future : a call to action / Jerald L. Schnoor.

Summary:

"An Introduction to Iowa's Environmental Problems is an edited volume with 17 contributors besides Connie Mutel herself-all Iowa authors who are scientific experts in the field. Geared toward course adoption in Iowa and Midwest classrooms, it will fill aneed for a comprehensive, but accessible and brief overview of the environmental issues Iowa faces, and what we can do about them. Specifically, the volume breaks down the issues surrounding Iowa's land and soils, water, atmosphere, and loss of biologicaldiversity. Teachers lack a go-to resource for explaining this topic to their students, and many Iowans remain unaware of the environmental impacts of farming. And with the new administration's focus on environmental concerns, including climate change, the timing is right to change that. At this point, Iowa can choose a route toward becoming an agricultural factory that disregards nature's sustainability and resilience, or we can steer toward a saner future that recognizes and honors our soils, climate, water, and native species. With this book, Mutel will help guide future Iowa leaders toward the latter"-- Provided by publisher.

Series:

A bur oak book

ISBN:

1609388739
9781609388737

LCCN:

2022010758

Locations:

FYPI314 -- Dubuque County Library - Asbury Branch (Asbury)

ORAX826 -- Scott Community College (Bettendorf)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

VWPC964 -- Calmar Public Library (Calmar)

RZPE145 -- Carroll Public Library (Carroll)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

YTPG232 -- Clinton Public Library (Clinton)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

IAOX771 -- State Library of Iowa (Des Moines)

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

VGPC334 -- Fayette Community Library (Fayette)

GHPD771 -- Grimes Public Library (Grimes)

CMPE792 -- Drake Community Library (Grinnell)

YCPD572 -- Hiawatha Public Library (Hiawatha)

SCPC074 -- Hudson Public Library (Hudson)

GKPC851 -- Huxley Public Library (Huxley)

SPPE104 -- Independence Public Library (Independence)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

EZPE755 -- Le Mars Public Library (Le Mars)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)

CCPB522 -- Oxford Public Library (Oxford)

SWPB522 -- Swisher Public Library (Swisher)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)

VMPC334 -- West Union Community Library (West Union)

BNPD611 -- Winterset Public Library (Winterset)