River republic : the fall and rise of America's rivers / Daniel McCool.
New York : Columbia University Press, c2012Description: xvi, 388 p. : ill., map ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780231161305 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0231161301 (cloth : alk. paper)
- GB1215 .M34 2012
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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BOOK | NCAR Library Foothills Lab | GB1215 .M34 2012 | 1 | Available | 50583010340465 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I. The fall. Crumbling edifice ; Planters, sawyers, and snags: the U.S. Army corps of engineers ; The manless land: the bureau of reclamation -- Part II. Dismemberment. Handout horticulture: farming and the feds ; Falling waters: hydropower and renewable energy ; Rivers into waterways: barging, locks, and dams ; Black water rising: the myth of flood control ; Downstream dilemma: water pollution -- Part III. Resurrection. River city: urban riverscapes ; Net losses: habitat and endangered species ; Playground on the move: river recreation ; The river commons.