Western Water Made Simple

High Country News

ISBN 10: 0933280394 / ISBN 13: 9780933280397

Published by Island Press, Washington, D. C., 1987

About this Item

First Thus, first printing; the first book edition of four special issues of "High Country News", orig. pub. fall 1986, w/ minor revisions and corrections. Near Fine w/ sunned spine; square w/ firm binding, interior clean and unmarked. xiii, 237pp inc. Selected Reading List, Index; illustrated in b/w photos, maps. High Country News is the winner of the George Polk Award for Environmental Reporting.

Seller Inventory # 023508

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Western Water Made Simple
• Publisher: Island Press, Washington, D. C.
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0933280394
• ISBN 13: 9780933280397
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Edition: First Thus.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Wraps
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Western Americana
  • Non-Fiction

About this title

Synopsis

Provides an overview of the political, social, and economic aspects of the West's water problems

Reviews

The economies of the West depend on water from the Columbia, Colorado, and Missouri rivers. Policy regarding this water was once shrouded in secrecy, but economic and political realities are now changing the rules. Western Water Made Simple is an analysis of what those changes mean. Although water is the common theme, differences among the rivers are highlighted, illustrating the complexities of water resource problems. This award-winning series of articles combines historical insights with knowledge of the forces that will affect water policy for decades. Highly recommended. James R. Karr, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Panama
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