Western Water Development
Title | Western Water Development PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works. Special Committee on Western Water Development |
Publisher | |
Pages | 80 |
Release | 1964 |
Genre | Water resources development |
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Western Water Development
Title | Western Water Development PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works. Special Subcommittee on Western Water Development |
Publisher | |
Pages | 446 |
Release | 1966 |
Genre | Water resources development |
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Western Water Development, a Summary of Water Resources Projects, Plans, and Studies Relating to the Western and Midwestern United States, Compiled by the Special Subcommittee on Western Water Development, Revised January 1966
Title | Western Water Development, a Summary of Water Resources Projects, Plans, and Studies Relating to the Western and Midwestern United States, Compiled by the Special Subcommittee on Western Water Development, Revised January 1966 PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works |
Publisher | |
Pages | 74 |
Release | 1966 |
Genre | |
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Western Times and Water Wars
Title | Western Times and Water Wars PDF eBook |
Author | John Walton |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 402 |
Release | 1993-08-31 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0520084535 |
"Walton first uses his magnifying glass to capture images of struggle in a California valley during a century and a half of transformation, then inverts it to scrutinize the American state, popular politics, and collective action in general. The maneuver is bold, the outcome stimulating."—Charles Tilly, New School for Social Research "A passionate and first rate historical adventure. The plot is as intricate, fascinating, and full of intrigue and detail as a Dickens or a Tolstoy novel."—John Nichols, author of The Milagro Beanfield War
Cadillac Desert
Title | Cadillac Desert PDF eBook |
Author | Marc Reisner |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 674 |
Release | 1993-06-01 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 1440672822 |
“I’ve been thinking a lot about Cadillac Desert in the past few weeks, as the rain fell and fell and kept falling over California, much of which, despite the pouring heavens, seems likely to remain in the grip of a severe drought. Reisner anticipated this moment. He worried that the West’s success with irrigation could be a mirage — that it took water for granted and didn’t appreciate the precariousness of our capacity to control it.” – Farhad Manjoo, The New York Times, January 20,2023 "The definitive work on the West's water crisis." --Newsweek The story of the American West is the story of a relentless quest for a precious resource: water. It is a tale of rivers diverted and dammed, of political corruption and intrigue, of billion-dollar battles over water rights, of ecological and economic disaster. In his landmark book, Cadillac Desert, Marc Reisner writes of the earliest settlers, lured by the promise of paradise, and of the ruthless tactics employed by Los Angeles politicians and business interests to ensure the city's growth. He documents the bitter rivalry between two government giants, the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in the competition to transform the West. Based on more than a decade of research, Cadillac Desert is a stunning expose and a dramatic, intriguing history of the creation of an Eden--an Eden that may only be a mirage. This edition includes a new postscript by Lawrie Mott, a former staff scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council, that updates Western water issues over the last two decades, including the long-term impact of climate change and how the region can prepare for the future.
Searching Out the Headwaters
Title | Searching Out the Headwaters PDF eBook |
Author | Sarah F. Bates |
Publisher | |
Pages | 260 |
Release | 1993-09 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN |
Searching Out the Headwaters seeks to address the situation by providing a framework for understanding western water use and the outmoded rules that govern it. Only by understanding the waters of the West and the people whose lives and livelihoods depend on them can concerned citizens comprehend the seriousness of the current situation and help take steps toward reform.
Western Water Resources
Title | Western Water Resources PDF eBook |
Author | K Boulding |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 275 |
Release | 2021-11-28 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 100000984X |
A collection of 14 proceedings for the Symposium on western water resources: coming problems and the policy alternatives, held in Denver, CO, USA, on the 27 Sep 1979.