1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910455539303321

Autore

Kahrl William L. <1946->

Titolo

Water and power [[electronic resource] ] : the conflict over Los Angeles' water supply in the Owens Valley / / William L. Kahrl

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, : University of California Press, 1982

ISBN

1-282-38298-5

9786612382987

0-520-90741-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (605 p.)

Disciplina

333.91/009794/9

Soggetti

Water-supply - California - Los Angeles

Water-supply - California - Owens Valley

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Organizing for Development -- 2. Competing Public Interests -- 3. The Politics of Appropriation -- 4. Forging the Link -- 5. Years of Excess -- 6. The Politics of Exploitation -- 7. Legacy -- 8. The Ties That Bind -- Conclusion -- Maps -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

It is not the purpose of this work to propose a specific format for the settlement of the city's current difficulties with the valley, to resolve the environmental questions associated with Los Angeles's proposed groundwater pumping program, or to promote any cause associated with the developing situation in the Owens Valley. But by performing the essential historical task of separating what happened from what did not, and by distinguishing in this way the choices which have been made from those which have yet to be decided, it is my hope that this effort will help to establish that common basis for understanding which is essential for the debate over specific issues to proceed most effectively. This book, then, is scarcely the last word on the Owens Valley conflict: the final chapter, after all, has yet to be written. The story that has emerged here is at once very different and more troubling than the conventional treatments of the conflict as a



simplistic political morality play. Any attempt to deal with so controversial a subject, however, is almost certain to spark controversy itself. For that reason, with the exception of a small collection of private letters, this work is constructed entirely from the published documents and other materials available to the general public, anchoring the narrative in sources the reader can consult to trace the line of my argument on any point with which he or she may disagree. In addition, the work as a whole has been reviewed for technical accuracy by officials of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, although the department is in no way responsible for the content of this study or the conclusions drawn from it.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910452732903321

Autore

Brown Katrina <1960-, >

Titolo

Making waves : integrating coastal conservation and development / / Katrina Brown, Emma L. Tompkins, W. Neil Adger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan, , 2002

ISBN

1-4175-2245-3

9786610475773

600-00-0303-X

1-136-56190-0

1-280-47577-3

1-84977-188-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 p. ) : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

AdgerW. Neil

TompkinsEmma L. <1966->

Disciplina

333.91/7

Soggetti

Coastal zone management

Sustainable development

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-158) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Ch. 1. Conservation and Development -- Ch. 2. Institutions in the Coastal Zone -- Ch. 3. Making Choices -- Ch. 4. Tools for Integration



-- Ch. 5. Doing Trade-off Analysis -- Ch. 6. Building Successful Institutions -- Ch. 7. Integrating Conservation and Development.

Sommario/riassunto

This text demonstrates new methods for the management of natural resources. The methods are applied to coastal zones - where population and economic pressues often conflict acutely with fragile and diverse ecosystems.