Rouge River Revived

How People Are Bringing Their River Back to Life

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

AvJohn H. Hartig,James L. Graham,John H Hartig,James L Graham

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The Rouge River is a mostly urbanized watershed of about 500 square miles populated by nearly 1.4 million people. While not geographically large, the river has played an outsized role in the history of southeast Michigan, most famously housing Ford Motor Company’s massive Rouge Factory, designed by architect Albert Kahn and later memorialized in Diego Rivera’s renowned “Detroit Industry” murals. In recent decades, the story of the Rouge River has also been one of grassroots environmental activism. After pollution from the Ford complex and neighboring factories literally caused the river to catch on fire in 1969, community groups launched a Herculean effort to restore and protect the watershed. Today the Rouge stands as one of the most successful examples of urban river revival in the country.Rouge River Revived describes the river’s history from pre-European times into the 21st century. Chapters cover topics such as Native American life on the Rouge; indigenous flora and fauna over time; the river’s role in the founding of local cities; its key involvement in Detroit’s urban development and intensive industrialization; and the dramatic clean-up arising from citizen concern and activism. This book is not only a history of the environment of the Rouge River, but also of the complex and evolving relationship between humans and natural spaces.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2022-09-13
Mått152 x 229 x 13 mm
Vikt376 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor230
FörlagThe University of Michigan Press
ISBN9780472039081

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John H. Hartig serves as a Visiting Scholar at the University of Windsor’s Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, as the Great Lakes Science-Policy Advisor to the International Association for Great Lakes Research, and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy.Jim Graham is an award-winning journalist for the Detroit News and the former Executive Director of Friends of the Rouge.

Prologue – John H. Hartig and Jim GrahamChapter 1. The Setting: An Urban Watershed – Alan Van KerckhoveChapter 2. First Peoples of the Rouge River – Kay McGowanChapter 3. Putting the Rouge to Work – Nancy DargaChapter 4. Henry Ford and the Rouge River – Brian James Egen and John H. HartigChapter 5. Rouge River Restoration: Revival of an Urban River – Annette DeMaria, Noel Mullett, and John H. HartigChapter 6. The Need for Green Infrastructure – Cyndi RossChapter 7. Rouge River Citizen Science – Sally PetrellaChapter 8. Environmental Education: Realizing Bill Stapp’s Vision – Sally Cole-Mish Chapter 9. The Rouge River Reborn: From Wen to Wonder – Orin G. Gelderloos, Dorothy F. McLeer, and Richard A. Simek Chapter 10. Reconnecting with Our Home Waters: Rouge Offers Growing Number of Recreational Opportunities – Kurt Kuban Chapter 11. Rouge River Champion – Jim Murray – John H. HartigChapter 12. Reflections – John H. Hartig and Jim Graham

"Hartig and co-editor James Graham have assembled an inspiring story that tells of the river’s recovery from decades of pollutants and the communities that made the revival a reality. Contributors to the book include activists, journalists, engineers, professors, scientists, leaders of non-profit organizations and of university programs. All dedicated years to the restoration of the Rouge."—Great Lakes Echo