The battle over Hetch Hetchy [[electronic resource] ] : America's most controversial dam and the birth of modern environmentalism / / Robert W. Righter

• Autore: Righter Robert W
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (328 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.6/1/0979447
• Soggetto topico: Water-supply - California - San Francisco Bay Area - History; Water resources development - Political aspects - California - San Francisco Bay Area; Environmentalism - United States
• Soggetto geografico: Hetch Hetchy Valley (Calif.)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-277) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; "The Hetch Hetchy"; Hetch Hetchy Chronology; Cast of Characters; List of Illustrations; Introduction; 1. The Uses of the Valley; 2. The Imperial City and Water ; 3. Water, Earthquake, and Fire ; 4. Two Views of One Valley; 5. San Francisco to "Show Cause" ; 6. Congress Decides; 7. To Build a Dam; 8. The Power Controversy; 9. The Legacies of Hetch Hetchy; 10. Restoration; Afterword; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: Rebuilding after the 1906 earthquake, the city of San Francisco petitioned for a water reservoir to be constructed within the newly created Yosemite National Park. This sparked a debate over whether nature should be controlled or left alone, from which emerged the modern environmentalism movement.
• Titolo autorizzato: The battle over Hetch Hetchy
• ISBN: 0-19-988206-1; 0-19-531309-7; 1-280-48201-X; 1-60256-828-6; 9786610482016; 0-19-803410-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910792261303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II