Sevigny, Melissa L., 1986-
Mythical river chasing the mirage of new water in the american southwest / [electronic resource] : by Melissa L. Sevigny. - Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, 2015. - 1 online resource (pages cm) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prologue: The Good-Luck River -- River notes: Buenaventura, 1804 -- A river's heartbeat -- The river I drink -- River notes: Buenaventura, 1825 -- The company we keep -- The thirsty tree -- River notes: Buenaventura, 1826 -- Fossil creek -- Shallow roots -- River notes: Buenaventura, 1841 -- Who owns the clouds? -- The water nobody wanted -- River notes: Buenaventura, 1843-44 -- The ghost dam -- An accidental beauty -- River notes: Buenaventura, 1845 -- The rights of rivers -- Epilogue: Split Mountain Canyon.
"As population growth and climate upheaval strain the Southwest's water resources, Mythical River uncovers the folly of modern water policies and illuminates a way forward: recognizing the rights of ecosystems"--Provided by publisher.
9781609383947 160938394X
Rivers--Environmental aspects--History.--Southwest, New
Environmental policy--Southwest, New.
Stream ecology--Political aspects--Southwest, New.
Rivers--Political aspects--History.--Southwest, New
Water-supply--Government policy--History.--Southwest, New
Rivers--History.--Southwest, New
Water-supply--History.--Southwest, New
Southwest, New--Environmental conditions.
Electronic books.
TD223.9 / .S48 2015
333.91/620979
Mythical river chasing the mirage of new water in the american southwest / [electronic resource] : by Melissa L. Sevigny. - Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, 2015. - 1 online resource (pages cm) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prologue: The Good-Luck River -- River notes: Buenaventura, 1804 -- A river's heartbeat -- The river I drink -- River notes: Buenaventura, 1825 -- The company we keep -- The thirsty tree -- River notes: Buenaventura, 1826 -- Fossil creek -- Shallow roots -- River notes: Buenaventura, 1841 -- Who owns the clouds? -- The water nobody wanted -- River notes: Buenaventura, 1843-44 -- The ghost dam -- An accidental beauty -- River notes: Buenaventura, 1845 -- The rights of rivers -- Epilogue: Split Mountain Canyon.
"As population growth and climate upheaval strain the Southwest's water resources, Mythical River uncovers the folly of modern water policies and illuminates a way forward: recognizing the rights of ecosystems"--Provided by publisher.
9781609383947 160938394X
Rivers--Environmental aspects--History.--Southwest, New
Environmental policy--Southwest, New.
Stream ecology--Political aspects--Southwest, New.
Rivers--Political aspects--History.--Southwest, New
Water-supply--Government policy--History.--Southwest, New
Rivers--History.--Southwest, New
Water-supply--History.--Southwest, New
Southwest, New--Environmental conditions.
Electronic books.
TD223.9 / .S48 2015
333.91/620979