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River republic : the fall and rise of America's rivers / Daniel McCool.

By: Publication details: New York : Columbia University Press, c2012.Description: xvi, 388 p. : ill., map ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780231161305 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0231161301 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9780231161312 (paperback)
  • 9780231504416 (ebook)
  • 0231504411 (ebook)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 333.91/620973 23
LOC classification:
  • GB1215 .M34 2012
Contents:
Part I. The fall. Crumbling edifice ; Planters, sawyers, and snags: the U.S. Army corps of engineers ; The manless land: the bureau of reclamation -- Part II. Dismemberment. Handout horticulture: farming and the feds ; Falling waters: hydropower and renewable energy ; Rivers into waterways: barging, locks, and dams ; Black water rising: the myth of flood control ; Downstream dilemma: water pollution -- Part III. Resurrection. River city: urban riverscapes ; Net losses: habitat and endangered species ; Playground on the move: river recreation ; The river commons.
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Book Book NMC Library Stacks GB1215 .M34 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001357671

Part I. The fall. Crumbling edifice ; Planters, sawyers, and snags: the U.S. Army corps of engineers ; The manless land: the bureau of reclamation -- Part II. Dismemberment. Handout horticulture: farming and the feds ; Falling waters: hydropower and renewable energy ; Rivers into waterways: barging, locks, and dams ; Black water rising: the myth of flood control ; Downstream dilemma: water pollution -- Part III. Resurrection. River city: urban riverscapes ; Net losses: habitat and endangered species ; Playground on the move: river recreation ; The river commons.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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