River Basins of the American West: A High Country News Reader

River Basins of the American West: A High Country News Reader
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This companion volume to Water in the 21st-Century West examines water issues through the lens of major Western U.S. watersheds. From the pages of High Country News, the voice of Western environmental issues, River Basins of the American West explores why water has been, and remains, the Westâ€™s most essential and controversial subject. Editor Char Miller has organized writings into sections defined by the great watersheds of the Westâ€”the Colorado River, the Rio Grande, the Columbia River, the Klamath River, and the Missouri River. Arguably, these drainage systems form the real boundaries of the West, and current water conflicts have their roots in development that ignored this reality. Contributors to the bookâ€”among them activists, scholars, scientists, and some of the nationâ€™s finest environmental journalistsâ€”probe the intense differences and disagreements over water rights across the West, and explore the positive developments toward a lasting solution to the most fraught issue the West faces. Like Water in the 21st-Century West, River Basins of the American West is an essential primer in assessing and mapping the Westâ€™s water future.

Country	USA
Brand	Oregon State University Press
Manufacturer	Oregon State University Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	black & white illustrations
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780870715747
ReleaseDate	2009-10-01

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