Tabla de Contenidos:
  • I: The geographic and cultural background
  • Physical patterns on the land
  • Prehistoric, Spanish, and Mexican antecedents
  • II: The fledgling cities: 1825-1912
  • First impressions: early American settlement in Arizona
  • Water entrepreneurs: the private era
  • The drive for municipal ownership
  • Strengthening municipal ownership
  • III: Maturation, 1912-1950
  • Municipal achievements, 1912-1929
  • Big brother arrives: the depression decade
  • World War II
  • The postwar boom to 1950
  • IV: Transformation since 1950
  • Confronting the urban influx, 1950-1963
  • Mastering the present, facing the future
  • Environmental reactions since 1980
  • Planning for the future: reuse, recharge, restoration
  • V: Conclusion
  • A new water vision for urban Arizona.