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Author Sevigny, Melissa L., 1986- author.

Title Mythical River : chasing the mirage of new water in the American Southwest / Melissa L. Sevigny
Published Iowa City, IA : University of Iowa Press, [2016]
©2016

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Contents Prologue. The Good-Luck River -- Chapter One. A River's Heartbeat -- Chapter Two. The River I Drink -- Chapter Three. The Company We Keep -- Chapter Four. The Thirsty Tree -- Chapter Five. Fossil Creek -- Chapter Six. Shallow Roots -- Chapter Seven. Who Owns the Clouds? -- Chapter Eight. The Water Nobody Wanted -- Chapter Nine. The Ghost Dam -- Chapter Ten. An Accidental Beauty -- Chapter Eleven. The Rights of Rivers -- Epilogue. Split Mountain Canyon -- Acknowledgments -- Selected Bibliography -- Index
Summary "As population growth and climate upheaval strain the Southwest's water resources, Mythical River uncovers the folly of modern water policies and illuminates a way forward: recognizing the rights of ecosystems"--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 15, 2016)
Subject Water-supply -- Southwest, New -- History
Rivers -- Southwest, New -- History
Water-supply -- Government policy -- Southwest, New -- History
Rivers -- Political aspects -- Southwest, New -- History
Stream ecology -- Political aspects -- Southwest, New
Environmental policy -- Southwest, New
Rivers -- Environmental aspects -- Southwest, New -- History
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
NATURE -- Environmental Conservation & Protection.
Ecology
Environmental policy
Rivers
Rivers -- Environmental aspects
Water-supply
Water-supply -- Government policy
SUBJECT Southwest, New -- Environmental conditions
Subject New Southwest
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781609383947
160938394X