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Summitt April R
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Contested waters [[electronic resource] ] : an environmental history of the Colorado River / / April R. Summitt
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Pubblicazione: | Boulder, : University Press of Colorado, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
Disciplina: | 979.1/3 |
Soggetto topico: | Water-supply - Colorado River Valley (Colo.-Mexico) - History |
Water rights - Colorado River Valley (Colo.-Mexico) - History | |
Soggetto geografico: | Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) History |
Colorado River Valley (Colo.-Mexico) History | |
Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) Environmental conditions | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Part 1. A river through time -- Conquering the wild colorado : the river before 1945 -- Farming the desert : agricultural water demands -- Saving the river : the environmental movement -- Sharing the shortage : a river in control -- Part 2. Currents of today -- The metropolis and the desert : growing cities in the west -- Owning the river : Indian water rights and settlements -- Crossing the border : us-mexico relations and the river -- The water market : banking and selling the colorado river -- Conclusion. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Contested waters ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-60732-211-0 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910463567403321 |
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