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This is a collection of papers by Professor Emeritus Leonard B. Dworsky.
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Item Leonard B. Dworsky Biography in the Cornell Engineering QuarterlyDworsky, Leonard B. (2007-11-01T20:51:55Z)A feature article on Professor Leonard B. Dworsky in the Cornell Engineering Quarterly. Includes selected research projects, research, and list of published articles.Item Announcement of the International Joint Commission Report on Great Lakes Quality Issued, Review of the Agreement BeginsInternational Joint Commission (2007-11-01T20:46:25Z)This announces the availability of the Twelfth Biennial Report on Great Lakes Water Quality issued by the International Joint Commission. The report includes specific recommendations on the effects of urbanization on our lakes; threats associated with invastive species; pathogens and disease bearing microorganisms in drinking water sources; chemical contamination, methyl mercury and human health; and the recent ecological changes taking place in Lake Erie. For the report, see http://www.ijc.org.Item Documentary Chronology of Selected Events in the Development of the American Conservation Movement, 1847-1920Dworsky, Leonard B. (2007-11-01T20:29:58Z)A chronology of the history of the conservation movement in the United States from 1847 to 1857. Discusses major conservationists, literary figures, politicians, and artistis of the time.Item The Great Lakes: Transboundary Issues for the Mid-90sDworsky, Leonard B.; Utton, Albert E.; Allee, David J. (Toledo Law Review, 1995)Reports on project developed from a three-day, tri-national conference of seventy leaders involved in transborder water management and governance. The project considered areas of concern to the International Joint Council and International Boundary and Water Commission. The conferees reviewed comissioned papers and commentaries. The conferees responded in detail to assigned issues and suggested options for improved transboundary resource management.Item The Senate of Canada . Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign AffairsDworsky, Leonard B.; Francis, George (Senate of Canada, 1975-03-18)Includes testimony before the Canadian Senate by Professor Leonard Dworsky and Professor George Francis regarding improving the water quality and management of the Great Lakes Basin.Item Letter Regarding Great Lakes Conference and Biennial Meeting, 2003Dworsky, Leonard B.; Francis, George (2007-11-01T19:33:01Z)Letter by George Francis of Waterloo University discussing three points of actions at the Great Lakes Meeting in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 2003.Item A Preliminary Introduction: Prior to the EssayDworsky, Leonard B. (2007-10-31T19:20:44Z)History of water resources planning in the United states, with discussion of congressional actions, court opinions, presidents, National Water Commission, Federal Power Commission, Army Corp of Engineers, Interagency River Basin Commissions, and Water Resources Planning Act of 1965.Item American Since 1980: From Nitrates to Non-point to Ecosystems to Toxics to Terrorists (The 150th Anniversary of the ASCE)Dworsky, Leonard B. (2007-10-31T19:03:57Z)Notes for a speech given on the occasion of the 150th anniversay of the American Society of Civil Engineers in Washington, D.C. Discusses water resources policies in the Reagan era of the 1980s.Item The Nation's Water Resources Management ProgramDworsky, Leonard B. (2007-10-31T18:59:05Z)Discussion on the failures of the nation's water resources management program and some suggestions for the future.Item Water Resources Management TimelineDworsky, Leonard B. (2007-10-31T18:52:38Z)A timeline of water resources management policy in the United States from 1917-1996.