Restoration and Recovery of an Industrial Region: Progress in Restoring the Smelter-Damaged Landscape Near Sudbury, Canada

Gunn, John M.

Sudbury, 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.

Details

Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2011-09-28

Format: Paperback

ISBN-10: 9781461275688

ISBN-13: 9781461275688

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4612-2520-1

Dimensions: 254cm x178cm

Pages: 358