Description: Further DetailsTitle: Dam PoliticsCondition: NewSubtitle: Restoring America's RiversISBN-10: 0878403906EAN: 9780878403905ISBN: 9780878403905Publisher: Georgetown University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 03/31/2003Description: The politics of building dams and levees and other structures are just part of the policies determining how American rivers are managed or mismanaged. America's well-being depends upon the health of those rivers and important decisions go beyond just dam-building or dam removal. American rivers are suffering from poor water quality, altered flows, and diminished natural habitat. Current efforts by policymakers to change the ways American rivers are managed range from the removal of dams to the simulation of seasonal flows to the restoration of habitat, all with varying degrees of success. Efforts to restore American rivers are clearly delineated by William Lowry in "Dam Politics" as he looks at how public policy and rivers interact, examines the physical differences in rivers that affect policies, and analyzes the political differences among the groups that use them. He argues that we are indeed moving into an era of restoration (defined in part as removing dams but also as restoring the water quality, seasonal flows, and natural habitat that existed before structural changes to the rivers), and seeks to understand the political circumstances that affect the degree of restoration.Lowry presents case studies of eight river restoration efforts, including dam removals on the Neuse and Kennebec rivers, simulation of seasonal flows on the Colorado river, and the failed attempt to restore salmon runs on the Snake river. He develops a typology of four different kinds of possible change - dependent on the parties involved and the physical complexity of the river - and then examines the cases using natural historical material along with dozens of interviews with key policymakers. Policy approaches such as conjunctive water management, adaptive management, alternative licensing processes, and water marketing are presented as possible ways of using our rivers more wisely. "Dam Politics" provides a useful and systematic account of how American waterways are managed and how current policies are changing. American rivers are literally the lifeblood of our nation. Lowry has written a lively and accessible book that makes it clear as a mountain stream that it matters deeply how those rivers are managed.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Weight: 431gAuthor: William R. LowryContributor: William R. Lowry (Contributions by)Genre: Law & PoliticsTopic: Science Nature & Math, Technology & EngineeringBook Series: American Governance and Public Policy seriesRelease Year: 2003 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Dam Politics
Title: Dam Politics
Subtitle: Restoring America's Rivers
ISBN-10: 0878403906
EAN: 9780878403905
ISBN: 9780878403905
Release Date: 03/31/2003
Release Year: 2003
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Item Height: 229mm
Contributor: William R. Lowry (Contributions by)
Genre: Law & Politics
Topic: Technology & Engineering
Number of Pages: 320 Pages
Publication Name: Dam Politics : Restoring America's Rivers
Language: English
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Publication Year: 2003
Subject: Environmental / Water Supply, Public Policy / General, Ecosystems & Habitats / Rivers, Public Policy / Environmental Policy
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 15.2 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: William R. Lowry
Subject Area: Nature, Political Science, Technology & Engineering
Item Width: 6 in
Series: American Governance and Public Policy Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback