Format:
Online-Ressource (xiv, 266 p., [12] p. of plates)
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ill
ISBN:
1282553364
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9781282553361
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9780820336572
Content:
The first book-length analysis of the OHWL (ordinary high water line) doctrine and its legal, technical, and cultural underpinnings. Sara Warner not only covers the historical function of the OHWL but tells how advances in science and our environmental attitudes have led us to a more complex encounter with this ancient boundary.
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 A Case of Conflict: Growth, Science, Tradition -- 2 The Kissimmee River Story: Empire and Ecology -- 3 Custom, Criteria, and Community: Clarifying the OHWL Concept -- 4 Drawing the Line: The Changing Status of the Natural World -- 5 Lawyers, Landowners, Surveyors, and the State: The OHWL Language Wars -- 6 A New Low for the Ordinary High Water Line: The Demand for Certainty -- 7 Down to the Waterline: The Nature of Our Place -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W -- Z.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-258) and index
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""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1 A Case of Conflict: Growth, Science, Tradition""; ""2 The Kissimmee River Story: Empire and Ecology""; ""3 Custom, Criteria, and Community: Clarifying the OHWL Concept""; ""4 Drawing the Line: The Changing Status of the Natural World""; ""5 Lawyers, Landowners, Surveyors, and the State: The OHWL Language Wars""; ""6 A New Low for the Ordinary High Water Line: The Demand for Certainty""; ""7 Down to the Waterline: The Nature of Our Place""; ""Notes""; ""Glossary""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""
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""C""""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""W""; ""Z""
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0820327034
Additional Edition:
Print version Down to the Waterline : Boundaries, Nature, and the Law in Florida
Language:
English
