Mythical river [electronic resource] :chasing the mirage of new water in the american southwest / by Melissa L. Sevigny.
By: Sevigny, Melissa L.
Contributor(s): Project Muse.
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BookPublisher: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, 2015. 2015)Description: 1 online resource (pages cm).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781609383947; 160938394X.Subject(s): Rivers -- Environmental aspects -- Southwest, New -- History | Environmental policy -- Southwest, New | Stream ecology -- Political aspects -- Southwest, New | Rivers -- Political aspects -- Southwest, New -- History | Water-supply -- Government policy -- Southwest, New -- History | Rivers -- Southwest, New -- History | Water-supply -- Southwest, New -- History | Southwest, New -- Environmental conditionsGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 333.91/620979 Online resources: Full text available: 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.
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