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Author:
Glennon, Robert Jerome, 1944-
Title:
Water follies : groundwater pumping and the fate of America's fresh waters / Robert Glennon.
Publisher:
Island Press,
Copyright Date:
c2002
Description:
x, 314 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Water-supply--United States.
Groundwater--United States.
Water use--United States.
Water consumption--United States.
Agua--Abastecimiento--Estados Unidos.
Consumo de agua--Estados Unidos.
Eau--Approvisionnement--États-Unis.
Eau souterraine--Etats-Unis.
Eau--Utilisation--États-Unis.
Eau--Consommation--États-Unis.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-296) and index.
Contents:
15. The tragedy of law and the commons. 2. Human reliance on groundwater -- 3. How does a river go dry : the Santa Cruz in Tucson -- 4. A river at risk : the Upper San Pedro River in Arizona -- 5. Tampa Bay's avarice : Cypress Groves, wetlands, springs, and lakes in Florida -- 6. The tourist's mirage : San Antonio's River Walk, the Edwards Aquifer, and endangered species -- 7. Suburban development and watershed initiatives : Massachusetts' Ipswich River Basin -- 8. A game of inches for endangered Chinook salmon : California's Cosumnes River, the Army Corps of Engineers, and Sacramento sprawl -- 9. Wild blueberries and Atlantic salmon : down east Maine -- 10. Size does count, at least for French fries : Minnesota's Straight River -- 11. The Black Mesa Coal Slurry Pipeline : the Hopi Reservation in Arizona -- 12. Is gold or water more precious : mining in Nevada -- 13. All's fair in love and water -- 14. The future of water : tourism and Grand Canyon National Park -- 15. The tragedy of law and the commons.
ISBN:
9781559634007 (pbk.)
1559634006 (pbk.)
9781559632232 (hardback : alk. paper)
1559632232 (hardback : alk. paper)
LCCN:
2002007977
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)
UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)
PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)
CEAX572 -- Kirkwood Community College Library (Cedar Rapids)
SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
O3AX572 -- Cornell College - Russell D. Cole Library (Mount Vernon)
OTAX626 -- Wilcox Library (Oskaloosa)
SKPC094 -- Sumner Public Library (Sumner)
HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)

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