Lakeshore Living

This book is a timely, original, and inspiring contribution to the existing literature about the management of lakes and wetlands and the environment in general...a must-read for everyone personally or professionally involved in lakeshore conservation and development.
—Raoul Beunen, Assistant Professor Spatial Planning, Wageningen University, The Netherlands

Lakeshore Living is a long-needed tool to protect our lakes’ futures and should be read by all lake managers, leaders of lake associations, local government officials who face land use challenges and zoning decisions, all who care deeply about lake futures, and activists who want to play a role in lakes’ protection and enhancement.
—Darby Nelson, author of For Love of Lakes

Authors Radomski and Van Assche offer an alternative vision for lakeshore development based on sound science and the wisdom of preeminent conservationists Aldo Leopold and Sigurd Olson, and sociologist William Hollingsworth “Holly” Whyte. It’s a vision we must embrace now, before we lose the very attributes that first attracted humans to lakeshore living.
—Steve Hirsch, fisheries biologist and career natural resource professional

America has a great architectonic tradition in building on shores, beautifully exploring and revealing what landscapes provide us. Now is the time to ask ourselves how these landscapes can benefit from what we provide them. This book will help you to find answers.
—Harro De Jong, landscape architect