| Water in the 21st-Century West: A High Country News Reader Contributor(s): Miller, Char (Author) |
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ISBN: 0870715666 ISBN-13: 9780870715662 Publisher: Oregon State University Press OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Natural Resources - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General - Political Science | Public Policy - Environmental Policy |
| Dewey: 363.610 |
| LCCN: 2008053106 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 8.9" (0.95 lbs) 312 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Water in the 21st-Century West offers a timely look at the central issue facing the American Westathe regionas diminishing water supply. It collects the best reporting on the subject, drawn from the pages of High Country News, the newspaper that sets the standard for coverage of environmental issues in the West. This book provides compelling perspectives on the water issues and controversies that roil the region, from the Pacific Northwest to the Great Plains, from the interior mountains to the southwestern deserts. The bookas contributorsaamong them activists, scholars, scientists, and many of the nationas finest environmental journalistsaoffer hardhitting analyses of regional dilemmas, including the unpredictable impact of climate change; intense debates over decommissioning dams; emerging Native American water power; toxic threats to groundwater quality; and the escalating urban demands for water in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Denver, Salt Lake City, and the Bay Area. Water in the 21st-Century West captures the range and nature of the arguments that have defined water politics in the region over the past decade. The collection probes the issues and explores creative attempts to find solutions, bringing a focus and clarity to the most contentious environmental issue the West faces. Water in the 21st-Century West will be an essential primer in assessing and mapping the Westas water future. |