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Hazardous metropolis : flooding and urban ecology in Los Angeles / / Jared Orsi
| 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->
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| Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Hazardous metropolis : flooding and urban ecology in Los Angeles / / Jared Orsi
| Hazardous metropolis : flooding and urban ecology in Los Angeles / / Jared Orsi |
| Autore | Orsi Jared <1970-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| 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-9910826983103321 |
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Orsi Jared <1970->
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| Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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