River republic : the fall and rise of America's rivers / Daniel McCool.
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)
- 333.91/620973 23
- GB1215 .M34 2012
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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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