Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works. Special Committee on Western Water Development
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Category : Water resources development
Languages : en
Pages : 80
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Western Water Development
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works. Special Committee on Western Water Development
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water resources development
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water resources development
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Western Water Development
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works. Special Subcommittee on Western Water Development
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Category : Water resources development
Languages : en
Pages : 446
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water resources development
Languages : en
Pages : 446
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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
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 74
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Languages : en
Pages : 74
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Cadillac Desert
Author: Marc Reisner
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440672822
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description
“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.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440672822
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description
“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.
Western Times and Water Wars
Author: John Walton
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520084535
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
"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
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520084535
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
"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
Western Water Resources
Author: K Boulding
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 100000984X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 100000984X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
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.
Western Water Laws and Irrigation Return Flow
Author: George E. Radosevich
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Category : Irrigation
Languages : en
Pages : 268
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Category : Irrigation
Languages : en
Pages : 268
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Western Water Laws and Irrigation Return Flow
Author: George Radosevich
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Category : Irrigation
Languages : en
Pages : 272
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Category : Irrigation
Languages : en
Pages : 272
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Western Water Policy Review Act
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Water and Power
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Category : Water conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 88
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Publisher:
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Category : Water conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 88
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Western Water Policy Review Act of 1991
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Water and Power
Publisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 224
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Publisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 224
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