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Mythical river : chasing the mirage of new water in the American Southwest
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"As population growth and climate upheaval strain the Southwest's water resources, Mythical River uncovers the folly of modern water policies and illuminates a way forward: recognizing the rights o...
"As population growth and climate upheaval strain the Southwest's water resources, Mythical River uncovers the folly of modern water policies and illuminates a way forward: recognizing the rights of ecosystems"--Provided by publisher.
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- Creator
- Melissa L. Sevigny
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- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, [2016]
- Physical Details
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- xx, 272 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781609383930, 1609383931, 9781609383947
- OCLC
- ocn914296356
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Prologue: The Good-Luck River -- River notes: Buenaventura, 1804 -- A river's heartbeat -- The river I drink -- River notes: Buenaventura, 1825 -- The company we keep -- The thirsty tree -- River notes: Buenaventura, 1826 -- Fossil creek -- Shallow roots -- River notes: Buenaventura, 1841 -- Who owns the clouds? -- The water nobody wanted -- River notes: Buenaventura, 1843-44 -- The ghost dam -- An accidental beauty -- River notes: Buenaventura, 1845 -- The rights of rivers -- Epilogue: Split Mountain Canyon
Subjects
- Water-supply -- Southwest, New -- History.
- Rivers -- Southwest, New -- History.
- Water-supply -- Government policy -- Southwest, New -- History.
- Rivers -- Political aspects -- Southwest, New -- History.
- Stream ecology -- Political aspects -- Southwest, New.
- Environmental policy -- Southwest, New.
- Rivers -- Environmental aspects -- Southwest, New -- History.
- Southwest, New -- Environmental conditions.