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Water and power [[electronic resource] ] : the conflict over Los Angeles' water supply in the Owens Valley / / William L. Kahrl
Water and power [[electronic resource] ] : the conflict over Los Angeles' water supply in the Owens Valley / / William L. Kahrl
Autore Kahrl William L. <1946->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, 1982
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (605 p.)
Disciplina 333.91/009794/9
Soggetto topico Water-supply - California - Los Angeles
Water-supply - California - Owens Valley
Soggetto non controllato american west
california
chinatown
city planning
conservation
drought
dust control
ecology
environment
environmental history
environmental justice
environmental questions
environmentalism
fred eaton
government
groundwater
jp lipincott
los angeles
natural resources
nature
nonfiction
owens valley
politics
railroad barons
san fernando valley
urban environment
urbanism
water history
water policy
water resources
water scarcity
water supply
water wars
water
william mulholland
ISBN 1-282-38298-5
9786612382987
0-520-90741-8
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
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
Record Nr. UNINA-9910777948103321
Kahrl William L. <1946->  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 1982
Materiale a stampa
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Water and power : the conflict over Los Angeles' water supply in the Owens Valley / / William L. Kahrl
Water and power : the conflict over Los Angeles' water supply in the Owens Valley / / William L. Kahrl
Autore Kahrl William L. <1946->
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, 1982
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (605 p.)
Disciplina 333.91/009794/9
Soggetto topico Water-supply - California - Los Angeles
Water-supply - California - Owens Valley
Soggetto non controllato american west
california
chinatown
city planning
conservation
drought
dust control
ecology
environment
environmental history
environmental justice
environmental questions
environmentalism
fred eaton
government
groundwater
jp lipincott
los angeles
natural resources
nature
nonfiction
owens valley
politics
railroad barons
san fernando valley
urban environment
urbanism
water history
water policy
water resources
water scarcity
water supply
water wars
water
william mulholland
ISBN 1-282-38298-5
9786612382987
0-520-90741-8
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
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
Record Nr. UNINA-9910809270903321
Kahrl William L. <1946->  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 1982
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
William Mulholland and the rise of Los Angeles [[electronic resource] /] / Catherine Mulholland
William Mulholland and the rise of Los Angeles [[electronic resource] /] / Catherine Mulholland
Autore Mulholland Catherine
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2000
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (468 p.)
Disciplina 979.4/9404/092
Soggetto topico Water-supply - California - Los Angeles - History
Engineers - California - Los Angeles
Soggetto non controllato academic
aqueduct
biography
california
career history
chinatown
coming of age
department of power
department of water
drought
engineer
engineering
family history
growing up
immigrant
life story
los angeles
mulholland
natural history
natural resources
natural world
nature
newspaper
owens valley
primary source
research
scholarly
southern california
true story
untold story
water history
water system
west coast
western united states
ISBN 0-520-92901-2
1-59875-011-9
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Long Journey from Dublin to Los Angeles, 1855-1876 -- 2. The City of Angels, 1877 -- 3. The Private Water Company and Its Owners, 1878-1879 -- 4. Advancing in the Water Business, 1880-1886 -- 5. The New Superintendent, 1887-1892 -- 6. Water Plots and Politics, 1893-1895 -- 7. The Years of Mayor Eaton, 1898-1900 -- 8. The City's Victory over the "Grand Monopoly," 1901-1902 -- 9. New Regime for a Booming Town, 1903-1904 -- 10. Desperate Remedies in a Dry Season, 1904 -- 11. A Plan Revealed, 1905 -- 12. Preparations for an Aqueduct and a Trip to Washington, D.C., 1906 -- 13. The Big Job Begins, 1907 -- 14. The Chief and the General, 1908 -- 15. Building the Aqueduct: The Best Year, 1909 -- 16. Troubles and Interruptions, 1910 -- 17. Aqueduct Progress and Political Fireworks, 1911 -- 18. The Investigation, 1912 -- 19. The Completion of the Aqueduct, 1913 -- 20. After the Aqueduct, 1914-1919 -- 21. A Stormy Decade Begins, 1920-1923 -- 22. Boulder Dam and Dynamite, 1924 -- 23. More Dynamite, 1925-1927 -- 24. The Saint Francis Dam Disaster and After, 1928-1935 -- Afterword -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910783300003321
Mulholland Catherine  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2000
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
William Mulholland and the rise of Los Angeles / / Catherine Mulholland
William Mulholland and the rise of Los Angeles / / Catherine Mulholland
Autore Mulholland Catherine
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2000
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (468 p.)
Disciplina 979.4/9404/092
Soggetto topico Water-supply - California - Los Angeles - History
Engineers - California - Los Angeles
Soggetto non controllato academic
aqueduct
biography
california
career history
chinatown
coming of age
department of power
department of water
drought
engineer
engineering
family history
growing up
immigrant
life story
los angeles
mulholland
natural history
natural resources
natural world
nature
newspaper
owens valley
primary source
research
scholarly
southern california
true story
untold story
water history
water system
west coast
western united states
ISBN 0-520-92901-2
1-59875-011-9
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front matter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Long Journey from Dublin to Los Angeles, 1855-1876 -- 2. The City of Angels, 1877 -- 3. The Private Water Company and Its Owners, 1878-1879 -- 4. Advancing in the Water Business, 1880-1886 -- 5. The New Superintendent, 1887-1892 -- 6. Water Plots and Politics, 1893-1895 -- 7. The Years of Mayor Eaton, 1898-1900 -- 8. The City's Victory over the "Grand Monopoly," 1901-1902 -- 9. New Regime for a Booming Town, 1903-1904 -- 10. Desperate Remedies in a Dry Season, 1904 -- 11. A Plan Revealed, 1905 -- 12. Preparations for an Aqueduct and a Trip to Washington, D.C., 1906 -- 13. The Big Job Begins, 1907 -- 14. The Chief and the General, 1908 -- 15. Building the Aqueduct: The Best Year, 1909 -- 16. Troubles and Interruptions, 1910 -- 17. Aqueduct Progress and Political Fireworks, 1911 -- 18. The Investigation, 1912 -- 19. The Completion of the Aqueduct, 1913 -- 20. After the Aqueduct, 1914-1919 -- 21. A Stormy Decade Begins, 1920-1923 -- 22. Boulder Dam and Dynamite, 1924 -- 23. More Dynamite, 1925-1927 -- 24. The Saint Francis Dam Disaster and After, 1928-1935 -- Afterword -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910809934903321
Mulholland Catherine  
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2000
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui