| Description |
x, 283 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-271) and index. |
| Summary |
"Where will the water come from to sustain the great desert cities of Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Phoenix? In a provocative exploration of the past, present, and future of water in the West, James Lawrence Powell begins at Lake Powell, the vast reservoir that has become an emblem of this story"--From publisher description. |
| Contents |
Part 1. River of surprise : The dam is not going to break -- Playing dice with nature -- Part 2. River of empire : Appointment in Samarra -- One simple fact -- The reality of empire -- This vast plain of opulent soil -- Lonely lands made fruitful -- Part 3. River of controversy : Natural menace becomes national resource -- Shall we let them ruin our national parks? -- We want to be dammed -- To have a deep blue lake -- The biggest boondoggle -- Part 4. River of limits : Time machines -- A new climatology -- Rainmakers -- Let people in the future worry about it -- A hundred green lagoons -- Part 5. River of tomorrow : River of law -- The west against itself. |
| Subject |
Global warming -- West (U.S.)
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Global warming. |
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Water-supply -- West (U.S.)
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Water-supply. |
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Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
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Glen Canyon Dam (Ariz.) -- History.
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Powell, Lake (Utah and Ariz.) -- History.
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| ISBN |
9780520254770 cloth alkaline paper |
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0520254775 cloth alkaline paper |
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