Author: Harry French BlaneyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Evapotranspiration
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Consumptive Use of Water in the Irrigation Areas of the Upper Colorado River Basin (provisional)
Author: Harry French BlaneyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Evapotranspiration
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Consumptive Use of Water in the Irrigated Areas of the Upper Colorado River Basin
Author: Harry French BlaneyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Colorado River
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Science Be Dammed
Author: Eric KuhnPublisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 0816540055
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Science Be Dammed is an alarming reminder of the high stakes in the management—and perils in the mismanagement—of water in the western United States. It seems deceptively simple: even when clear evidence was available that the Colorado River could not sustain ambitious dreaming and planning by decision-makers throughout the twentieth century, river planners and political operatives irresponsibly made the least sustainable and most dangerous long-term decisions. Arguing that the science of the early twentieth century can shed new light on the mistakes at the heart of the over-allocation of the Colorado River, authors Eric Kuhn and John Fleck delve into rarely reported early studies, showing that scientists warned as early as the 1920s that there was not enough water for the farms and cities boosters wanted to build. Contrary to a common myth that the authors of the Colorado River Compact did the best they could with limited information, Kuhn and Fleck show that development boosters selectively chose the information needed to support their dreams, ignoring inconvenient science that suggested a more cautious approach. Today water managers are struggling to come to terms with the mistakes of the past. Focused on both science and policy, Kuhn and Fleck unravel the tangled web that has constructed the current crisis. With key decisions being made now, including negotiations for rules governing how the Colorado River water will be used after 2026, Science Be Dammed offers a clear-eyed path forward by looking back. Understanding how mistakes were made is crucial to understanding our contemporary problems. Science Be Dammed offers important lessons in the age of climate change about the necessity of seeking out the best science to support the decisions we make.
Report of the Chief of the Soil Conservation Service
Author: United States. Soil Conservation ServicePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Soil conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 996
Book Description
Writings of Harry F. Blaney, Distinguished Water Conservation Engineer (1892-1976), Cataloged and Shelved at the Los Angeles Collection of the Water Resources Center Archives ...
Author: Water Resources Center Archives (Calif.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Irrigation
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Dictionary Catalog of the Water Resources Center Archives, University of California, Berkeley
Author: Water Resources Center Archives (Calif.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 660
Book Description
Dictionary Catalog of the National Agricultural Library, 1862-1965
Author: National Agricultural Library (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 810
Book Description
Geological Survey Professional Paper
Author: Wyoming Water Resources
Author: Sue HenryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water resources development
Languages : en
Pages : 682
Book Description
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