River republic : the fall and rise of America's rivers / Daniel McCool
- Author
- McCool, Daniel, 1950-
- Published
- New York : Columbia University Press, [2012]
- Copyright Date
- ©2012
- Physical Description
- xvi, 388 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- Contents
- Part I. The fall. Crumbling edifice ; Planters, sawyers, and snags: the U.S. Army corps of engineers ; The manless land: the bureau of reclamation -- Part II. Dismemberment. Handout horticulture: farming and the feds ; Falling waters: hydropower and renewable energy ; Rivers into waterways: barging, locks, and dams ; Black water rising: the myth of flood control ; Downstream dilemma: water pollution -- Part III. Resurrection. River city: urban riverscapes ; Net losses: habitat and endangered species ; Playground on the move: river recreation ; The river commons.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 9780231161305 (cloth : alk. paper)
0231161301 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780231504416 (ebook)
0231504411 (ebook) - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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