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Contested Waters: An Environmental History of the Colorado River "-From the conclusionThe Colorado River is a vital resource to urban and agricultural communities across the Southwest, providing water to 30 million people."To fully understand this river and it
| Title | : | Contested Waters: An Environmental History of the Colorado River |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.85 (841 Votes) |
| Id Book | : | 1607322013 |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 248 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-15 |
| Type File | : | PDF, DOC, RTF, ePub |
"To fully understand this river and its past, one must examine many separate pieces of history scattered throughout two nations--seven states within the United States and two within Mexico--and sort through a large amount of scientific data. One needs to be part hydrologist, geologist, economist, sociologist, anthropologist, and historian to fully understand the entire story. Despite this river's narrow size and meager flow, its tale is very large indeed."
-From the conclusionThe Colorado River is a vital resource to urban and agricultural communities across the Southwest, providing water to 30 million people. Contested Waters tells the river's story-a story of conquest, control, division, and depletion.Beginning in prehistory and continuing into the present day, Contested Waters focuses on three important and often overlooked aspects of the river's use: the role of western water law in its over-allocation, the complexity of power relationships surrounding the river,
-From the conclusionThe Colorado River is a vital resource to urban and agricultural communities across the Southwest, providing water to 30 million people. Contested Waters tells the river's story-a story of conquest, control, division, and depletion.Beginning in prehistory and continuing into the present day, Contested Waters focuses on three important and often overlooked aspects of the river's use: the role of western water law in its over-allocation, the complexity of power relationships surrounding the river,
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