Contested waters an environmental history of the Colorado River /

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Hoofdauteur: Summitt, April R.
Coauteur: ebrary, Inc
Formaat: Elektronisch E-boek
Taal:Engels
Gepubliceerd in: Boulder : University Press of Colorado, 2013.
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Inhoudsopgave:
  • Part 1. A river through time
  • Conquering the wild colorado : the river before 1945
  • Farming the desert : agricultural water demands
  • Saving the river : the environmental movement
  • Sharing the shortage : a river in control
  • Part 2. Currents of today
  • The metropolis and the desert : growing cities in the west
  • Owning the river : Indian water rights and settlements
  • Crossing the border : us-mexico relations and the river
  • The water market : banking and selling the colorado river
  • Conclusion.