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Contested Waters : An Environmental History of the Colorado River /

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Summitt, April R. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boulder : University Press of Colorado, [2013]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • 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
  • 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.