Hazardous metropolis : flooding and urban ecology in Los Angeles / / Jared Orsi |
Autore | Orsi Jared <1970-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 276 pages) |
Disciplina | 363.34/936/0979494 |
Soggetto topico |
Flood control - California - Los Angeles
Flood control - Government policy - California - Los Angeles Urban ecology (Sociology) - California - Los Angeles |
Soggetto non controllato |
american west
california city planning dams debris dams disaster prep earth sciences ecosystem engineering environmental history environmentalism flood control basin flood control flooding geography government policy infrastructure la canada valley los angeles river los angeles natural disaster nature new years eve debris flood nonfiction paved river channels politics san gabriel dam science southern california storms sustainability technology urban ecology urban us west water waterways weir |
ISBN |
1-282-35715-8
9786612357152 0-520-93008-8 1-59734-648-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue. Water In Los Angeles: A Portrait Of An Urban Ecosystem -- 1. City Of A Thousand Rivers: The Emergence Of An Urban Ecosystem, 1884-1914 -- 2. A Centralized Authority And A Comprehensive Plan: Response To The Floods, 1914-1917 -- 3. A Weir To Do Man's Bidding: The Great San Gabriel Darn Fiasco, 1917-1929 -- 4. A More Effective Scouring Agent: The New Year's Eve Debris Flood And The Collapse Of Local Flood Control, 1930-1934 -- 5 . The Sun Is Shining Over Southern California: The Politics Of Federal Flood Control In Los Angeles, 191 5-1969 -- 6. Necessary But Not Sufficient: Storms, Environmentalism, And New Visions For Flood Control, 1969-2001 -- Epilogue. The Historical Structure Of Disorder: Urban Ecology In Los Angeles And Beyond -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782964203321 |
Orsi Jared <1970-> | ||
Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Water and Los Angeles : A Tale of Three Rivers, 1900-1941 / / William Deverell and Tom Sitton |
Autore | Deverell William <1962-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , [2017] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii, 158 pages) : PDF, digital file(s) |
Disciplina | 333.91/620979409041 |
Soggetto topico |
Rivers - California - Los Angeles - History - 20th century
Water-supply - California - Los Angeles - History - 20th century |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
Soggetto non controllato |
20th century
academic america california colorado river development environment environmentalist global power government la los angeles river los angeles metropolitan natural history owens river river system scholarly social studies southern california study suburban three rivers united states urban growth water |
ISBN | 0-520-96597-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Rivers of growth -- Harnessing the rivers -- Rivers in nature. |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996328039003316 |
Deverell William <1962-> | ||
Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , [2017] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Water and Los Angeles : A Tale of Three Rivers, 1900-1941 / / William Deverell and Tom Sitton |
Autore | Deverell William <1962-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , [2017] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii, 158 pages) : PDF, digital file(s) |
Disciplina | 333.91/620979409041 |
Soggetto topico |
Rivers - California - Los Angeles - History - 20th century
Water-supply - California - Los Angeles - History - 20th century |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
Soggetto non controllato |
20th century
academic america california colorado river development environment environmentalist global power government la los angeles river los angeles metropolitan natural history owens river river system scholarly social studies southern california study suburban three rivers united states urban growth water |
ISBN | 0-520-96597-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Rivers of growth -- Harnessing the rivers -- Rivers in nature. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910153564003321 |
Deverell William <1962-> | ||
Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , [2017] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Whitewashed adobe [[electronic resource] ] : the rise of Los Angeles and the remaking of its Mexican past / / William Deverell |
Autore | Deverell William Francis |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (353 p.) |
Disciplina | 979.4/94046872 |
Soggetto topico | Mexican Americans - California - Los Angeles - History |
Soggetto non controllato |
1920s
academic americanization anglo society bubonic plague chamber of commerce city life cultural history cultural studies culture epidemic ethnic violence ethnicity los angeles river los angeles mexican immigrants mexico north america photographs photography political politics race issues race racism republic of mexico scholarly social history social studies urban identity urban life urban |
ISBN |
0-520-93253-6
1-59875-005-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations And Maps -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: City Of The Future -- 1. The Unending Mexican War -- 2. History On Parade -- 3. Remembering A River -- 4. The Color Of Brickwork Is Brown -- 5. Ethnic Quarantine -- 6. The Drama Of Los Angeles History -- Conclusion: Whitewashed Adobe -- Notes -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780449603321 |
Deverell William Francis | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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