Downriver

Downriver

Into the Future of Water in the West

Hansman, Heather

The University of Chicago Press

01/2022

248

Mole

Inglês

9780226819976

15 a 20 dias

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On the River702 cfs
Farms686 cfsThe Law of the River
Growing a Crop of Humans in the Desert
All Those People Have to Eat

Cities2,790 cfsThe Only Watering Hole in the Whole County
Flowing Uphill to Money
Whose Rights?

Dams6,940 cfsClaiming and Reclamation
After the Dam
Protect the Green River at All Cost
The Map of What's Next

Fish9,080 cfsLarval Triggers
Humans Are a Species, Too
What's the Point of a Wild River?
One Big Fish Tank

Recreation9,180 cfsThrough the Gates
What Is It Worth?
We Save What We Love and We Love What We Know

Future Risks10,600 cfsEnergy and Power
Water Is Where the Fight Is
Climate Change Is Water Change

Future Plans6,820 cfsThis Land Is Your Land
You Can't Just Sell Out to a City
Getting Comfortable with Risk

Confluence3,220 cfs
Timeline
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index
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