عنوان

A thirsty land :

شابک

1477310312

شابک

9781477310311

شابک اشتباه

9781477316801

شابک اشتباه

9781477316818

کد کشور

txdocs

شماره

Z UA380.8 M178th

عنوان اصلي

A thirsty land :

نام عام مواد

[Book]

ساير اطلاعات عنواني

the making of an American water crisis /

نام نخستين پديدآور

Seamus McGraw.

وضعيت ويراست

First edition.

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Austin, TX :

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

University of Texas Press,

تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره

2018.

تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره

©2018

نام خاص و کميت اثر

277 :

ساير جزييات

maps ;

ابعاد

24 cm

عنوان فروست

Peter T. Flawn series in natural resources ;

مشخصه جلد

number nine

متن يادداشت

Includes bibliographical references and index.

متن يادداشت

Pipe dreams : the 1968 state water plan -- When mine is yours and yours is ours -- "That's the kind of thinking that will get your land took from you" -- The last straw -- Rice in the desert -- What makes the dollar flip -- Dow by law -- An oak with its roots in the river, redux -- Old men shouting at the clouds -- A tale of two colonias -- Up against the wall -- Finding a solution, come hell or no water -- Must be something in the water -- Hanged in a fortnight -- Epilogue.

بدون عنوان

0

متن يادداشت

"As a changing climate threatens the whole country with deeper droughts and more furious floods that put ever more people and property at risk, Texas has become a bellwether state for water debates. Will there be enough water for everyone? Is there the will to take the steps necessary to defend ourselves against the sea? Is it in the nature of Americans to adapt to nature in flux? The most comprehensive--and comprehensible--book on contemporary water issues, A Thirsty Land delves deep into the challenges faced not just by Texas but by the nation as a whole, as we struggle to find a way to balance the changing forces of nature with our own ever-expanding needs. Part history, part science, part adventure story, and part travelogue, this book puts a human face on the struggle to master that most precious and capricious of resources, water. Seamus McGraw goes to the taproots, talking to farmers, ranchers, businesspeople, and citizen activists, as well as to politicians and government employees. Their stories provide chilling evidence that Texas--and indeed the nation--is not ready for the next devastating drought, the next catastrophic flood. Ultimately, however, A Thirsty Land delivers hope. This deep dive into one of the most vexing challenges facing Texas and the nation offers glimpses of the way forward in the untapped opportunities that water also presents"--Publisher's website.

عنوان اصلي به زبان ديگر

Making of an American water crisis

موضوع مستند نشده

Water resources development-- Environmental aspects-- Texas.

موضوع مستند نشده

Water resources development-- Government policy-- Texas.

موضوع مستند نشده

Water resources development-- Texas.

موضوع مستند نشده

Water-supply-- Political aspects-- Texas.

موضوع مستند نشده

Water-supply-- Social aspects-- Texas.

موضوع مستند نشده

Water-supply-- Texas-- Management.

موضوع مستند نشده

Water resources development-- Environmental aspects.

موضوع مستند نشده

Water resources development-- Government policy.

موضوع مستند نشده

Water resources development.

موضوع مستند نشده

Water-supply-- Management.

موضوع مستند نشده

Water-supply-- Political aspects.

موضوع مستند نشده

Water-supply-- Social aspects.

موضوع مستند نشده

Texas.

بدون عنوان

7

شماره

ويراست

شماره رده

نشانه اثر

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

McGraw, Seamus

تاريخ عمليات

20200823031042.0

قواعد فهرست نويسي ( بخش توصيفي )

rda

نام الکترونيکي

نوع ماده

[Book]

تكميل شده

Y