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Published: 28th September 2011Sudbury, Ontario is one of the world's most polluted areas. A century of industrial activities has resulted in thousands of acidified lakes and vast areas of denuded land. This book describes, in a manner accessible to a wide audience, the damage and the efforts at environmental restoration at Sudbury which resulted in its winning a United Nations award in 1992 for land reclamation.
The book has been written by a distinguished group of contributors, ranging from experts in acid rain and land reclamation to environmental engineers and toxicologists.
| Preface | |
| Contributors | |
| History of Geology, Mineral Exploration, and Environmental Damage | |
| Foreword | p. 3 |
| Geological and Geographic Setting | p. 5 |
| Early History of Human Activities in the Sudbury Area and Ecological Damage to the Landscape | p. 17 |
| Reading the Records Stored in the Lake Sediments: A Method of Examining the History and Extent of Industrial Damage to Lakes | p. 33 |
| Trends in Natural Recovery after Emission Reductions | |
| Foreword | p. 47 |
| Declining Industrial Emissions, Improving Air Quality, and Reduced Damage to Vegetation | p. 51 |
| Lake Water Quality Improvements and Recovering Aquatic Communities | p. 67 |
| Lichens: Sensitive Indicators of Improving Air Quality | p. 81 |
| Natural Recovery of Vascular Plant Communities on the Industrial Barrens of the Sudbury Area | p. 93 |
| Goals of Restoration | |
| Foreword | p. 105 |
| Municipal Land Restoration Program: The Regreening Process | p. 109 |
| Revegetation of the Copper Cliff Tailings Area | p. 123 |
| Engineered Wetlands as a Tailings Rehabilitation Strategy | p. 135 |
| Preservation of Biodiversity: Aurora Trout | p. 143 |
| Partnerships for Wildlife Restoration: Peregrine Falcons | p. 155 |
| Research Topics in Restoration Ecology | |
| Foreword | p. 169 |
| Dynamics of Plant Communities and Soils in Revegetated Ecosystems: A Sudbury Case Study | p. 173 |
| Lake Sediments: Sources or Sinks of Industrially Mobilized Elements? | p. 183 |
| Liming of Sudbury Lakes: Lessons for Recovery of Aquatic Biota from Acidification | p. 195 |
| Trends in Waterfowl Populations: Evidence of Recovery from Acidification | p. 205 |
| Acidification and Metal Contamination: Implications for the Soil Biota of Sudbury | p. 219 |
| Birch Coppice Woodlands near the Sudbury Smelters: Dynamics of a Forest Monoculture | p. 233 |
| Potential Role of Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium) in Colonizing Metal-Contaminated Ecosystems | p. 247 |
| Urban Lakes: Integrators of Environmental Damage and Recovery | p. 257 |
| Planning for the Future | |
| Foreword | p. 271 |
| Developments in Emission Control Technologies/Strategies: A Case Study | p. 275 |
| Integrated Management and Progressive Rehabilitation of Industrial Lands | p. 287 |
| Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems: Technologies for Mapping and Monitoring Environmental Health | p. 299 |
| Catchment Management in the Industrial Landscape | p. 313 |
| Planning for the Environmentally Friendly City | p. 325 |
| From Restoration to Sustainable Ecosystems | p. 335 |
| Index | p. 345 |
| Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved. |
ISBN: 9780387944302
ISBN-10: 0387944303
Series: Springer Series on Environmental Management
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 358
Published: 9th May 1995
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (cm): 26.67 x 19.05
x 2.54
Weight (kg): 1.01
