Author: San Jacinto River Authority (Tex.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Master Plan Report for the Full Scale Development of the San Jacinto River
Author: San Jacinto River Authority (Tex.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Master Plan Report for the Full Scale Development of the San Jacinto River
Author: San Jacinto River Conservation and Reclamation DistrictPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Master Plan Report ... of the San Jacinto River
Author: San Jacinto River Authority (Tex.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : San Jacinto River (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Bulldozer Revolutions
Author: Andrew C. BakerPublisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 0820354147
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Foreword / by James C. Giesen -- Introduction : a more rural metropolitan history -- Clearing the backwoods -- Cultivating the fringe -- Damming the hinterlands -- Settling the forest -- Enshrining the countryside -- Conclusion : a tale of two villages.
San Jacinto Project Planning Report
Author: Bulletin
Author: Texas Board of Water EngineersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Groundwater
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
Bulletin
Author: Texas Water Rights CommissionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Groundwater
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
San Jacinto Project Planning Report
Author: Library Catalog
Author: Energy Metropolis
Author: Martin V. MelosiPublisher: University of Pittsburgh Pre
ISBN: 0822973243
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Houston's meteoric rise from a bayou trading post to the world's leading oil supplier owes much to its geography, geology, and climate: the large natural port of Galveston Bay, the lush subtropical vegetation, the abundance of natural resources. But the attributes that have made it attractive for industry, energy, and urban development have also made it particularly susceptible to a variety of environmental problems. Energy Metropolis presents a comprehensive history of the development of Houston, examining the factors that have facilitated unprecedented growth-and the environmental cost of that development.The landmark Spindletop strike of 1901 made inexpensive high-grade Texas oil the fuel of choice for ships, industry, and the infant automobile industry. Literally overnight, oil wells sprang up around Houston. In 1914, the opening of the Houston Ship Channel connected the city to the Gulf of Mexico and international trade markets. Oil refineries sprouted up and down the channel, and the petroleum products industry exploded. By the 1920s, Houston also became a leading producer of natural gas, and the economic opportunities and ancillary industries created by the new energy trade led to a population boom. By the end of the twentieth century, Houston had become the fourth largest city in America.Houston's expansion came at a price, however. Air, water, and land pollution reached hazardous levels as legislators turned a blind eye. Frequent flooding of altered waterways, deforestation, hurricanes, the energy demands of an air-conditioned lifestyle, increased automobile traffic, exponential population growth, and an ever-expanding metropolitan area all escalated the need for massive infrastructure improvements. The experts in Energy Metropolis examine the steps Houston has taken to overcome laissez-faire politics, indiscriminate expansion, and infrastructural overload. What emerges is a profound analysis of the environmental consequences of large-scale energy production and unchecked growth.