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Book Synopsis
Where will the water come from to sustain the great desert cities of Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Phoenix? This title explores the water in the West, and explains why America built the dam that made Lake Powell and others like it and then allowed its citizens to become dependent on their benefits, which were always temporary.

Trade Review
"A historically important, well-timed, and memorable addition to the growing library of books about water and the West." Wilson Quarterly "A solid primer on the history of use of Colorado River water and the science of climate change." Science (AAAS) "A suspense thriller, a history ... and an informed warning... Deserves to be read now, before we make even more mistakes." High Country News "A must read for Colorado River buffs, as well as anyone who wants a glimpse of what lies ahead for water." Earth Magazine

Table of Contents
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

PART ONE
RIVER OF SURPRISE

1 / The Dam Is Not Going to Break /
2 / Playing Dice with Nature /

PART TWO
RIVER OF EMPIRE

3 / Appointment in Samarra /
4 / One Simple Fact /
5 / The Reality of Empire /
6 / This Vast Plain of Opulent Soil /
7 / Lonely Lands Made Fruitful /

PART THREE
RIVER OF CONTROVERSY

8 / Natural Menace Becomes National Resource /
9 / Shall We Let Them Ruin Our National Parks? /
10 / We Want to Be Dammed /
11 / To Have a Deep Blue Lake /
12 / The Biggest Boondoggle /

PART FOUR
RIVER OF LIMITS

13 / Time Machines /
14 / A New Climatology /
15 / Rainmakers /
16 / Let People in the Future Worry about It /
17 / A Hundred Green Lagoons /

PART FIVE
RIVER OF TOMORROW

18 / River of Law /
19 / The West against Itself /

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
NOTES
INDEX

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    Publisher: University of California Press
    Publication Date: 22/02/2011
    ISBN13: 9780520268029, 978-0520268029
    ISBN10: 0520268024
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    Drought and water supply Hydraulic engineering

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Where will the water come from to sustain the great desert cities of Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Phoenix? This title explores the water in the West, and explains why America built the dam that made Lake Powell and others like it and then allowed its citizens to become dependent on their benefits, which were always temporary.

    Trade Review
    "A historically important, well-timed, and memorable addition to the growing library of books about water and the West." Wilson Quarterly "A solid primer on the history of use of Colorado River water and the science of climate change." Science (AAAS) "A suspense thriller, a history ... and an informed warning... Deserves to be read now, before we make even more mistakes." High Country News "A must read for Colorado River buffs, as well as anyone who wants a glimpse of what lies ahead for water." Earth Magazine

    Table of Contents
    LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

    PART ONE
    RIVER OF SURPRISE

    1 / The Dam Is Not Going to Break /
    2 / Playing Dice with Nature /

    PART TWO
    RIVER OF EMPIRE

    3 / Appointment in Samarra /
    4 / One Simple Fact /
    5 / The Reality of Empire /
    6 / This Vast Plain of Opulent Soil /
    7 / Lonely Lands Made Fruitful /

    PART THREE
    RIVER OF CONTROVERSY

    8 / Natural Menace Becomes National Resource /
    9 / Shall We Let Them Ruin Our National Parks? /
    10 / We Want to Be Dammed /
    11 / To Have a Deep Blue Lake /
    12 / The Biggest Boondoggle /

    PART FOUR
    RIVER OF LIMITS

    13 / Time Machines /
    14 / A New Climatology /
    15 / Rainmakers /
    16 / Let People in the Future Worry about It /
    17 / A Hundred Green Lagoons /

    PART FIVE
    RIVER OF TOMORROW

    18 / River of Law /
    19 / The West against Itself /

    ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
    NOTES
    INDEX

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