The Resource Contested waters : an environmental history of the Colorado River, April R. Summitt
Contested waters : an environmental history of the Colorado River, April R. Summitt
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The item Contested waters : an environmental history of the Colorado River, April R. Summitt represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of San Diego Libraries.
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- Summary
- "To fully understand this river and its past, one must examine many separate pieces of history scattered throughout two nationsseven states within the United States and two within Mexicoand sort through a large amount of scientific data. One needs to be part hydrologist, geologist, economist, sociologist, anthropologist, and historian to fully understand the entire story. Despite this river's narrow size and meager flow, its tale is very large indeed."<br /><br />-From the conclusion<br /> <br />The Colorado River is a vital resource to urban and agricultural communities across the Southwest, providing water to 30 million people. Contested Waters tells the river's story-a story of conquest, control, division, and depletion.<br /> <br />Beginning in prehistory and continuing into the present day, Contested Waters focuses on three important and often overlooked aspects of the river's use: the role of western water law in its over-allocation, the complexity of power relationships surrounding the river, and the concept of sustainable use and how it has been either ignored or applied in recent times. It is organized in two parts, the first addresses the chronological history of the river and long-term issues, while the second examines in more detail four specific topics: metropolitan perceptions, American Indian water rights, US-Mexico relations over the river, and water marketing issues. Creating a complete picture of the evolution of this crucial yet over-utilized resource, this comprehensive summary will fascinate anyone interested in the Colorado River or the environmental history of the Southwest
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Contents
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- 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
- Isbn
- 9781607322115
- Label
- Contested waters : an environmental history of the Colorado River
- Title
- Contested waters
- Title remainder
- an environmental history of the Colorado River
- Statement of responsibility
- April R. Summitt
- Subject
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- Colorado River Valley (Colo.-Mexico) -- History
- Ecology
- Electronic books
- HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local | General
- HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local | West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
- History
- North America -- Colorado River
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- Environmental conditions
- Water rights
- Water rights -- Colorado River Valley (Colo.-Mexico) -- History
- Water-supply
- Water-supply -- Colorado River Valley (Colo.-Mexico) -- History
- North America -- Colorado River Valley
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- History
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "To fully understand this river and its past, one must examine many separate pieces of history scattered throughout two nationsseven states within the United States and two within Mexicoand sort through a large amount of scientific data. One needs to be part hydrologist, geologist, economist, sociologist, anthropologist, and historian to fully understand the entire story. Despite this river's narrow size and meager flow, its tale is very large indeed."<br /><br />-From the conclusion<br /> <br />The Colorado River is a vital resource to urban and agricultural communities across the Southwest, providing water to 30 million people. Contested Waters tells the river's story-a story of conquest, control, division, and depletion.<br /> <br />Beginning in prehistory and continuing into the present day, Contested Waters focuses on three important and often overlooked aspects of the river's use: the role of western water law in its over-allocation, the complexity of power relationships surrounding the river, and the concept of sustainable use and how it has been either ignored or applied in recent times. It is organized in two parts, the first addresses the chronological history of the river and long-term issues, while the second examines in more detail four specific topics: metropolitan perceptions, American Indian water rights, US-Mexico relations over the river, and water marketing issues. Creating a complete picture of the evolution of this crucial yet over-utilized resource, this comprehensive summary will fascinate anyone interested in the Colorado River or the environmental history of the Southwest
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- Summitt, April R
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
- Colorado River Valley (Colo.-Mexico)
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
- Water-supply
- Water rights
- HISTORY
- HISTORY
- Ecology
- Water rights
- Water-supply
- North America
- North America
- Label
- Contested waters : an environmental history of the Colorado River, April R. Summitt
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- online resource
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- Contents
- 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
- Control code
- ocn834144283
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
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- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781607322115
- Lccn
- 2012048830
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
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- JSTOR
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- 22573/ctt47hxx9
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
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- unknown
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- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)834144283
- Label
- Contested waters : an environmental history of the Colorado River, April R. Summitt
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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
- Control code
- ocn834144283
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781607322115
- Lccn
- 2012048830
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt47hxx9
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)834144283
Subject
- Colorado River Valley (Colo.-Mexico) -- History
- Ecology
- Electronic books
- HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local | General
- HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local | West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
- History
- North America -- Colorado River
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- Environmental conditions
- Water rights
- Water rights -- Colorado River Valley (Colo.-Mexico) -- History
- Water-supply
- Water-supply -- Colorado River Valley (Colo.-Mexico) -- History
- North America -- Colorado River Valley
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- History
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