Main Title |
Dead pool : Lake Powell, global warming, and the future of water in the west / |
Author |
Powell, James Lawrence,
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Publisher |
University of California Press, |
Year Published |
2008 |
OCLC Number |
221962034 |
ISBN |
9780520254770 (cloth : alk. paper); 0520254775 (cloth : alk. paper) |
Subjects |
Global warming--West (US) ;
Water-supply--West (US) ;
Colorado River (Colo-Mexico) ;
Glen Canyon Dam (Ariz)--History ;
Powell, Lake (Utah and Ariz)--History ;
Erwèarmung ;
Flussbau ;
Klima ;
Lake Powell ;
Colorado
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ERAM |
TC557.C62 G54 2008 |
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Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA |
04/18/2011 |
ESAM |
TC557.C62G54 2008 |
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Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
03/29/2010 |
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Collation |
x, 283 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-271) and index. |
Contents Notes |
Part 1. River of surprise : The dam is not going to break -- Playing dice with nature -- Part 2. River of empire : Appointment in Samarra -- One simple fact -- The reality of empire -- This vast plain of opulent soil -- Lonely lands made fruitful -- Part 3. River of controversy : Natural menace becomes national resource -- Shall we let them ruin our national parks? -- We want to be dammed -- To have a deep blue lake -- The biggest boondoggle -- Part 4. River of limits : Time machines -- A new climatology -- Rainmakers -- Let people in the future worry about it -- A hundred green lagoons -- Part 5. River of tomorrow : River of law -- The west against itself. |
Place Published |
Berkeley |
PUB Date Free Form |
2008 |
BIB Level |
m |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
LCCN |
2008015854 |
Merged OCLC records |
260207051 |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20110412174334 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
02667cam 2200541 a 45020 |