A life for water
Subtitle: a memoir : Luna Bergere Leopold 1915-2006
By: [Luna Bergere Leopold ; Madelyn Leopold, Penelope Vita-Finzi, and Claudio Vita-Finzi, [editors]
Contributors: Leopold, Madelyn, editor; Vita-Finzi, Penelope, editor; Vita-Finzi, Claudio, editor
Series: Transactions of the American Philosophical Society -- volume 108, part 4; Transactions of the American Philosophical Society -- v. 108, pt. 4.
Publisher: American Philosophical Society Press
Published: 2020
Place of publication: Philadelphia [Pennsylvania]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9781606180846; 9781606180891
Copyright date: 2020
Subjects: Hydrology; Biography; Research; Hydrologists; Water conservation
Description: "This is a memoir by Luna Leopold, chief hydraulic engineer and later chief hydrologist for the U.S. Geological Survey. Luna Leopold is widely viewed as the foremost student of rivers of the 20th century. This volume presents a selection of informal essays written over the course of his long career. These essays complement his professional articles and books, and they illuminate how he became increasingly concerned with environmental degradation. Leopold argued forcefully that engineering solutions should be ethically framed as well as practical, and with that in mind, in 1969 he drafted the first environmental impact statement. He was awarded the National Medal of Science in 1991."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-249) and index.
Table of contents: title: Precious water; title: Learning to observe; title: Research on a practical problem; title: Travels toward science; title: Science as a craft; title: Some water studies; title: Environmental impact; title: Environmental ethics.