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Protecting Visibility in National Parks and Wilderness Areas by National Research Council; Division on Earth and Life Studies; Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources; Committee on Haze in National Parks and Wilderness Areas is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Protecting Visibility in National Parks and Wilderness Areas about?
Scenic vistas in most U.S. parklands are diminished by haze that reduces contrast, washes out colors, and renders distant landscape features indistinct or invisible.<br> <b>Protecting Visibility in National Parks and Wilderness Areas</b> describes the current understanding of the nature and extent of haze in various regions of the United States. The book addresses the scientific and legal framework of efforts to protect and improve visibility, as well as methods for assessing the relative importance of anthropogenic emission sources that contribute to haze in national parks and for considering various alternative source control measures.<br> The volume provides guidance on how to make progress toward the national goal of correcting and preventing visibility impairment due to human activities affecting large national parks and wilderness areas.
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- National Research Council; Division on Earth and Life Studies; Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources; Committee on Haze in National Parks and Wilderness Areas
- Publisher
- National Academies Press
- Published
- 1993
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780309048446
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Science, Technology, Management
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