Blue Ridge 2020

, by Nash, Steve

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ISBN: 9780807847596 | 0807847593
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 3/1/1999

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Examines the accelerating pace of degradation in the ecosystems of the southern Blue Ridge Mountains, suggesting how to change these alarming patterns.

Acknowledgments
Introduction: Bearings
Paupers
Balance and Disturbance
Vectors
Chemical Fates
Pallbearers
IOUs
Anyplace, U.S.A
Edge
The Beginning of Nature
Afforestation
Wild Cards Sources Bibliography
Index Solutions
National Parks Face the Next Century
Climate Change on the Clock
A Fighting Chance against Exotics
Biopollution: Whose Problem, Who Pays?
Breeding Away from Exotic Pests
Biocontrol
Garden-Variety Threats
A House in the Mountains
More than Just a Road
The Future of Sprawl
Land Trusts in the Blue Ridge
Suburban Plan: Sustainability
Planning for Growth in Mountain Communities
Costs of Some New Roads in North Carolina's Blue Ridge
Jobs, Growth, and the Nature of the Mountains
Disappearing Songbirds
Old Growth and Forest Policy
Sawmills and Clear-cuts
View from the Top: Scramble Ahead
Private Land, Public Issues: Chip Mills
Public Opinions on Environmental Issues in the Blue Ridge Region
Figures
Some places mentioned in the text
Some towns and cities in the Blue Ridge
Spruce-fir ecosystem "islands" in the Blue Ridge
Wilderness areas in the Blue Ridge
Where does sulfur-based air pollution at Shenandoah National Park come from?
Where does sulfur-based air pollution at Great Smoky Mountains National Park come from?
Which kinds of natural chemistry reduce visibility in the eastern United States?
Which kinds of human-made pollution reduce visibility in the eastern United States?
Recent visibility at Shenandoah National Park
"Class I" airsheds in the Blue Ridge
Cluster housing
A traditional subdivision along the Cartecay River
Primary state and federal highways
Secondary state and county roads
"Light duty," local traffic, all-weather paved, and hard-surface roads
Unimproved, dry-weather-only roads
"Roadless" areas in the Blue Ridge
What the Forest Service had in mind for the next century
Wood-related employment in the South, 1990-2030
Recreation sites in the Blue Ridge where capacity is exceeded during peak weekends
Future recreational demand on southern national forests
The coming gap between recreational supply and maximum demand in the South
Plates
The eastern United States
The Blue Ridge ecosystem and surrounding region
The Blue Ridge ecosystem
The Blue Ridge Parkway, Skyline Drive, Appalachian Trail, Shenandoah National Park, and Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Acid rain and Blue Ridge rocks
Three views of a national park
National forestlands in the Blue Ridge
Roads on the southern Blue Ridge
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Blue Ridge 2020

Summary

Author Biography

Table of Contents

Supplemental Materials