Author: Helen Alma HohenthalPublisher:
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Streams in a Thirsty Land
Author: Helen Alma HohenthalPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
The Thirsty Land
Author: Robert W. De RoosPublisher: Beard Books
ISBN: 9781587980244
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
The story of the publicly financed Central Valley Project in California which built dams, reservoirs, hydroelectric plants, and canals. De Roos ( San Francisco Chronicle ) details the politics, economics, and social struggles played out by the actors involved, including Pacific Gas & Electric, the S
STREAMS IN THE DESERT
Author: MRS. CHARLES E. COWMANFarming the Home Place
Author: Valerie J. MatsumotoPublisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501711911
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
In 1919, against a backdrop of a long history of anti-Asian nativism, a handful of Japanese families established Cortez Colony in a bleak pocket of the San Joachin Valley. Valerie Matsumoto chronicles conflicts within the community as well as obstacles from without as the colonists responded to the challenges of settlement, the setbacks of the Great Depression, the hardships of World War II internment, and the opportunities of postwar reconstruction. Tracing the evolution of gender and family roles of members of Cortez as well as their cultural, religious, and educational institutions, she documents the persistence and flexibility of ethnic community and demonstrates its range of meaning from geographic location and web of social relations to state of mind.
The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Hughes, Sheffield, Prior, Congreve, Blackmore, Fenton, Gay
Author: Alexander ChalmersPublisher:
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Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Seasons: Beautiful in Its Own Time
Author: Dr. J Gayle GaymonPublisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1663234833
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
This book is a look at the Book of Ecclesiastes chapter 3: 1-12, and how it applies to my life and the lives of Christian believer’s today. It answers how we should respond to the seasons in life.
The Homiletic Review
Author: Metropolitan Pulpit and Homiletic Monthly
Author: Rivers for Life
Author: Sandra PostelPublisher: Island Press
ISBN: 1597267805
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
The conventional approach to river protection has focused on water quality and maintaining some "minimum" flow that was thought necessary to ensure the viability of a river. In recent years, however, scientific research has underscored the idea that the ecological health of a river system depends not on a minimum amount of water at any one time but on the naturally variable quantity and timing of flows throughout the year. In Rivers for Life, leading water experts Sandra Postel and Brian Richter explain why restoring and preserving more natural river flows are key to sustaining freshwater biodiversity and healthy river systems, and describe innovative policies, scientific approaches, and management reforms for achieving those goals. Sandra Postel and Brian Richter: explain the value of healthy rivers to human and ecosystem health; describe the ecological processes that support river ecosystems and how they have been disrupted by dams, diversions, and other alterations; consider the scientific basis for determining how much water a river needs; examine new management paradigms focused on restoring flow patterns and sustaining ecological health; assess the policy options available for managing rivers and other freshwater systems; explore building blocks for better river governance. Sandra Postel and Brian Richter offer case studies of river management from the United States (the San Pedro, Green, and Missouri), Australia (the Brisbane), and South Africa (the Sabie), along with numerous examples of new and innovative policy approaches that are being implemented in those and other countries. Rivers for Life presents a global perspective on the challenges of managing water for people and nature, with a concise yet comprehensive overview of the relevant science, policy, and management issues. It presents exciting and inspirational information for anyone concerned with water policy, planning and management, river conservation, freshwater biodiversity, or related topics.
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