Recreation in the Colorado River Ecosystem, Grand Canyon
Author: Jeff Behan
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Published: 1999
Total Pages: 6
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Author: Jeff Behan
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Published: 1999
Total Pages: 6
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Steven Gloss
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Published: 2005
Total Pages: 234
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: United States. National Park Service
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Published: 1950
Total Pages: 314
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Committee to Review the Glen Canyon Environmental Studies
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 1996-02-12
Total Pages: 243
ISBN-13: 0309589029
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFederal management of water is undergoing a change that involves a drastic reduction in the number of new water projects and an increase in emphasis on the quality of water management. This book summarizes and analyzes environmental research conducted in the lower Colorado River below the Glen Canyon Dam under the leadership of the Bureau of Reclamation. It reviews alternative dam operations to mitigate impacts in the lower Colorado riverine environment and the strengths and weaknesses of large federal agencies dealing with broad environmental issues and hydropower production. While many problems remain to be solved, the Bureau of Reclamation through the Glen Canyon area. The lessons of GCES are transferable to other locations and could be the basis for a new era in the management of western waters.
Author: Steven Warren Carothers
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Published: 1991
Total Pages: 280
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAdjustment to the environmental alterations of the Glen Canyon Dam.
Author: Grand Canyon National Park (Agency : U.S.)
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Published: 1979
Total Pages: 76
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Ann Estelle Stephenson
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Published: 1998
Total Pages: 274
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Published: 2000
Total Pages: 232
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Barbara G. Phillips
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Published: 1986
Total Pages: 160
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Robert W. Adler
Publisher: Island Press
Published: 2012-06-22
Total Pages: 341
ISBN-13: 1597267783
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOver the past century, humans have molded the Colorado River to serve their own needs, resulting in significant impacts to the river and its ecosystems. Today, many scientists, public officials, and citizens hope to restore some of the lost resources in portions of the river and its surrounding lands. Environmental restoration on the scale of the Colorado River basin is immensely challenging; in addition to an almost overwhelming array of technical difficulties, it is fraught with perplexing questions about the appropriate goals of restoration and the extent to which environmental restoration must be balanced against environmental changes designed to promote and sustain human economic development. Restoring Colorado River Ecosystems explores the many questions and challenges surrounding the issue of large-scale restoration of the Colorado River basin, and of large-scale restoration in general. Robert W. Adler evaluates the relationships among the laws, policies, and institutions governing use and management of the Colorado River for human benefit and those designed to protect and restore the river and its environment. He examines and critiques the often challenging interactions among law, science, economics, and politics within which restoration efforts must operate. Ultimately, he suggests that a broad concept of “restoration” is needed to navigate those uncertain waters, and to strike an appropriate balance between human and environmental needs. While the book is primarily about restoration of Colorado River ecosystems, it is also about uncertainty, conflict, competing values, and the nature, pace, and implications of environmental change. It is about our place in the natural environment, and whether there are limits to that presence we ought to respect. And it is about our responsibility to the ecosystems we live in and use.