Author: Amelia E. Pohl
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781892407894
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
A Will Is Not Enough in Colorado
Author: Amelia E. Pohl
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781892407894
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781892407894
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Science Be Dammed
Author: Eric Kuhn
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 0816540055
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Science Be Dammed is an alarming reminder of the high stakes in the management—and perils in the mismanagement—of water in the western United States. It seems deceptively simple: even when clear evidence was available that the Colorado River could not sustain ambitious dreaming and planning by decision-makers throughout the twentieth century, river planners and political operatives irresponsibly made the least sustainable and most dangerous long-term decisions. Arguing that the science of the early twentieth century can shed new light on the mistakes at the heart of the over-allocation of the Colorado River, authors Eric Kuhn and John Fleck delve into rarely reported early studies, showing that scientists warned as early as the 1920s that there was not enough water for the farms and cities boosters wanted to build. Contrary to a common myth that the authors of the Colorado River Compact did the best they could with limited information, Kuhn and Fleck show that development boosters selectively chose the information needed to support their dreams, ignoring inconvenient science that suggested a more cautious approach. Today water managers are struggling to come to terms with the mistakes of the past. Focused on both science and policy, Kuhn and Fleck unravel the tangled web that has constructed the current crisis. With key decisions being made now, including negotiations for rules governing how the Colorado River water will be used after 2026, Science Be Dammed offers a clear-eyed path forward by looking back. Understanding how mistakes were made is crucial to understanding our contemporary problems. Science Be Dammed offers important lessons in the age of climate change about the necessity of seeking out the best science to support the decisions we make.
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 0816540055
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Science Be Dammed is an alarming reminder of the high stakes in the management—and perils in the mismanagement—of water in the western United States. It seems deceptively simple: even when clear evidence was available that the Colorado River could not sustain ambitious dreaming and planning by decision-makers throughout the twentieth century, river planners and political operatives irresponsibly made the least sustainable and most dangerous long-term decisions. Arguing that the science of the early twentieth century can shed new light on the mistakes at the heart of the over-allocation of the Colorado River, authors Eric Kuhn and John Fleck delve into rarely reported early studies, showing that scientists warned as early as the 1920s that there was not enough water for the farms and cities boosters wanted to build. Contrary to a common myth that the authors of the Colorado River Compact did the best they could with limited information, Kuhn and Fleck show that development boosters selectively chose the information needed to support their dreams, ignoring inconvenient science that suggested a more cautious approach. Today water managers are struggling to come to terms with the mistakes of the past. Focused on both science and policy, Kuhn and Fleck unravel the tangled web that has constructed the current crisis. With key decisions being made now, including negotiations for rules governing how the Colorado River water will be used after 2026, Science Be Dammed offers a clear-eyed path forward by looking back. Understanding how mistakes were made is crucial to understanding our contemporary problems. Science Be Dammed offers important lessons in the age of climate change about the necessity of seeking out the best science to support the decisions we make.
Report
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 548
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Congressional Record
Author: United States. Congress
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1392
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1392
Book Description
Hearings
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1654
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1654
Book Description
Hearings
Author: United States. Congress. House
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Revisions to Draft Study and Response to Public Comments, to be Used with Draft West-central North Dakota Regional Environmental Impact Study on Energy Development
Author: United States. Bureau of Land Management
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coal mines and mining
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coal mines and mining
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Colorado Reports
Author: Colorado. Supreme Court
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 698
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 698
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Report
Author: United States. Water Resources Policy Commission
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hydraulic engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 854
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hydraulic engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 854
Book Description
The Western Fruit-grower
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 632
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