Urban sprawl / by Barbara Linde.
Material type: TextSeries: Habitat havocPublisher: New York, NY : Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2014Edition: First editionDescription: 32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 27 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1433998661
- 1433998688
- 9781433998669
- 9781433998683
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 307.76 L743 | Available | 33111007918598 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
From coast to coast and from north to south, our cities are growing. Sometimes they spread out in all directions without much planning or thought. This is known as urban sprawl. Urban sprawl causes problems for people, plants, and animals. It creates havoc within habitats. Readers will find out the effects of urban sprawl on habitats all over the world. They'll read about the problems faced by grizzly bears, alligators, and many other animals. Full-color photographs and detailed sidebars will draw them into one of the greatest problems facing the environment today.
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
A not-so-scenic view -- What is a habitat? -- What is urban sprawl? -- Farewell, farms and forests -- Wetland woes -- Desert difficulties -- City coyotes -- Grouchy grizzlies -- Alligator alert -- Troubles for the fisher -- People problems -- For a against? -- Smart solutions.
Looks at how the growth and development of modern cities and suburbs causes problems for people, plants, and animals.