Ogallala, Third Edition
Water for a Dry Land
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ISBN-13:
9780803296978
Veröffentl:
2018
Erscheinungsdatum:
01.08.2018
Seiten:
438
Autor:
John Opie
Gewicht:
630 g
Format:
229x152x25 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
John Opie¿(1934–2018) was¿Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Environmental History and Policy at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He is the founding editor of the journal¿Environmental History and the author of¿Nature’s Nation: An Environmental History of the United States. Char Miller¿is the W. M. Keck Professor of Environmental Analysis at Pomona College and author of several books, including¿Not So Golden State: Sustainability vs. the California Dream. Kenna Lang Archer¿is an instructor of history at Angelo State University in Texas. She is the author of¿Unruly Waters: A Social and Environmental History of the Brazos River. ¿
List of Illustrations Preface to the Third Edition A Note on Editorial Method Introduction: Learning to Think about the Ogallala 1. The First Half-Billion Years 2. Finding the Water: Boom and Bust, 1870–1940 3. From Dryland to Dustbowl: Not a Good Place to Farm 4. Windmills, Center Pivots, Feedlots, and Porkers 5. A Tale of Seven Water Conservation Districts 6. Making Irrigation Work for a Family Farm: Phil and Linda Tooms on the Moscow Road 7. The Future of Plains Irrigation: A New Gospel of Efficiency 8. Thinking the Unthinkable: Climate Change Hits the Vulnerable Plains 9. A Final Look Notes Index
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