Paving Paradise

Florida's Vanishing Wetlands and the Failure of No Net Loss

Craig Pittman author Matthew Waite author Raymond Arsenault editor Gary R Mormino editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:University Press of Florida

Published:25th May '10

Should be back in stock very soon

Paving Paradise cover

Florida possesses more wetlands than any other state except Alaska, yet since 1990 more than 84,000 acres have been lost to development - despite presidential pledges to protect them. In this hard-hitting book, ""St. Petersburg Times"" 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 groundbreaking historical research and no-holds-barred reporting, this book portrays a landscape that has been compromised by greed, fear, and incompetence.

ISBN: 9780813035079

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 519g