| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 286 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome. |
| Description |
data file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-273) and index. |
| Contents |
Part I. 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 II. 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. |
| Summary |
The Colorado River is a vital resource to urban and agricultural communities across the Southwest, providing water to 30 million people. This book tells the river's story - a story of conquest, control, division, and depletion. Beginning in prehistory and continuing into the present, this book 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 the twenty-first century. 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 book will fascinate readers interested in the Colorado River or the environmental history of the Southwest. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- History.
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Colorado River Valley (Colo.-Mexico) -- History.
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Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- Environmental conditions.
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Water-supply -- Colorado River Valley (Colo.-Mexico) -- History.
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Water rights -- Colorado River Valley (Colo.-Mexico) -- History.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General. |
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY) |
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Ecology |
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Water rights |
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Water-supply |
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North America -- Colorado River |
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North America -- Colorado River Valley |
| Genre/Form |
History
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Summitt, April R. Contested waters. Boulder : University Press of Colorado, [2013] 9781607322016 (DLC) 2012048830 (OCoLC)793224814 |
| ISBN |
9781607322115 (electronic bk.) |
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1607322110 (electronic bk.) |
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9781607322016 |
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1607322013 |
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