Dam politics : restoring America's rivers / William R. Lowry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lowry, William R. (William Robert), 1953-

Series:

American governance and public policy

American governance and public policy series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dam retirement--United States.

Dam retirement.

Watershed restoration--United States.

Watershed restoration.

Water quality management--Government policy--United States.

Water quality management.

Rivers--United States.

Rivers.

Water quality management--Government policy.

United States.

Physical Description:

xiv, 306 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, [2003]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Going down to rivers : the possibility of a journey to restoration

Testing the waters : the types of possible changes

Launching the trip : into a new era in American rivers

Getting in the strong current : embracing new goals

Scouting the rapids : learning for the future

Waiting out the storms : opportunities and challenges

Keeper holes : difficult problems to solve

Taking out : restorations as symbols of shifting tides.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-296) and index.

ISBN:

0878403892

0878403906

OCLC:

50693096