Martin V Melosi
Water in North American Environmental History
Martin V Melosi
Water in North American Environmental History
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Water in North American Environmental History offers twenty-five cases studies that explore the range of uses and perceptions of water throughout Canadian, Mexican, and the United States history.
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Water in North American Environmental History offers twenty-five cases studies that explore the range of uses and perceptions of water throughout Canadian, Mexican, and the United States history.
Produktdetails
- Produktdetails
- Verlag: Routledge
- Seitenzahl: 294
- Erscheinungstermin: 6. Juni 2022
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 18mm
- Gewicht: 603g
- ISBN-13: 9780367485542
- ISBN-10: 0367485540
- Artikelnr.: 63198342
- Verlag: Routledge
- Seitenzahl: 294
- Erscheinungstermin: 6. Juni 2022
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 18mm
- Gewicht: 603g
- ISBN-13: 9780367485542
- ISBN-10: 0367485540
- Artikelnr.: 63198342
Martin V. Melosi is Cullen Professor Emeritus of History and Founding Director of the Center for Public History at the University of Houston, USA. He studies environmental and urban history and energy history.
Part I Indigenous Peoples Before Contact 1. The Hohokam: The "Canal
Builders" of the American Southwest 2. The Aztecs and the Founding of
Tenochtitlan 3. The Inuit, Sea Ice, and Snow Part II Colonialization and
Early-Industrial Growth 4. Acequias and Spanish Water Law 5. The Origins of
Commercial Fishing in Newfoundland 6. From Waterwheels to Steam Engines
Part III Expansionism and Western Settlement 7. The California Gold Rush:
Placer and Hydraulic Mining 8. Capricious Border: The Rio Grande River
Part IV Commerce, Industry, and Urban Growth 9. Philadelphia's Waterworks:
Pioneering Clean Water for Cities 10. Water Rerouted: The Erie Canal 11.
Building the Toronto Waterfront 12. The Lure of Falling Water: Niagara
Falls Part V The Mid-Twentieth Century 13. The Houston Ship Channel's
Environmental Footprint 14. "Levees-Only" in Louisiana and The Great
Mississippi Flood 15. Salmon, Hydropower, and the Fraser River Part VI The
Post-War Years 16. Racism and Civil Rights in American/Canadian Swimming
Pools 17. Detergent Phosphates in the Great Lakes 18. The Fluoride
Controversy 19. Hurricane Hazel: In Canada Part VII The New Ecology 20.
Mexico's Ixtoc 1 Oil Spill 21. The Ogallala Aquifer in Decline 22. Water
Management and Privatization in Modern Mexico Part VIII Social
Crises/Environmental Injustices 23. The Flint Water Crisis 24. Maquiladoras
and Water Pollution 25. To Frack or Not to Frack in Mexico 26. Postscript:
Climate and Water
Builders" of the American Southwest 2. The Aztecs and the Founding of
Tenochtitlan 3. The Inuit, Sea Ice, and Snow Part II Colonialization and
Early-Industrial Growth 4. Acequias and Spanish Water Law 5. The Origins of
Commercial Fishing in Newfoundland 6. From Waterwheels to Steam Engines
Part III Expansionism and Western Settlement 7. The California Gold Rush:
Placer and Hydraulic Mining 8. Capricious Border: The Rio Grande River
Part IV Commerce, Industry, and Urban Growth 9. Philadelphia's Waterworks:
Pioneering Clean Water for Cities 10. Water Rerouted: The Erie Canal 11.
Building the Toronto Waterfront 12. The Lure of Falling Water: Niagara
Falls Part V The Mid-Twentieth Century 13. The Houston Ship Channel's
Environmental Footprint 14. "Levees-Only" in Louisiana and The Great
Mississippi Flood 15. Salmon, Hydropower, and the Fraser River Part VI The
Post-War Years 16. Racism and Civil Rights in American/Canadian Swimming
Pools 17. Detergent Phosphates in the Great Lakes 18. The Fluoride
Controversy 19. Hurricane Hazel: In Canada Part VII The New Ecology 20.
Mexico's Ixtoc 1 Oil Spill 21. The Ogallala Aquifer in Decline 22. Water
Management and Privatization in Modern Mexico Part VIII Social
Crises/Environmental Injustices 23. The Flint Water Crisis 24. Maquiladoras
and Water Pollution 25. To Frack or Not to Frack in Mexico 26. Postscript:
Climate and Water
Part I Indigenous Peoples Before Contact 1. The Hohokam: The "Canal
Builders" of the American Southwest 2. The Aztecs and the Founding of
Tenochtitlan 3. The Inuit, Sea Ice, and Snow Part II Colonialization and
Early-Industrial Growth 4. Acequias and Spanish Water Law 5. The Origins of
Commercial Fishing in Newfoundland 6. From Waterwheels to Steam Engines
Part III Expansionism and Western Settlement 7. The California Gold Rush:
Placer and Hydraulic Mining 8. Capricious Border: The Rio Grande River
Part IV Commerce, Industry, and Urban Growth 9. Philadelphia's Waterworks:
Pioneering Clean Water for Cities 10. Water Rerouted: The Erie Canal 11.
Building the Toronto Waterfront 12. The Lure of Falling Water: Niagara
Falls Part V The Mid-Twentieth Century 13. The Houston Ship Channel's
Environmental Footprint 14. "Levees-Only" in Louisiana and The Great
Mississippi Flood 15. Salmon, Hydropower, and the Fraser River Part VI The
Post-War Years 16. Racism and Civil Rights in American/Canadian Swimming
Pools 17. Detergent Phosphates in the Great Lakes 18. The Fluoride
Controversy 19. Hurricane Hazel: In Canada Part VII The New Ecology 20.
Mexico's Ixtoc 1 Oil Spill 21. The Ogallala Aquifer in Decline 22. Water
Management and Privatization in Modern Mexico Part VIII Social
Crises/Environmental Injustices 23. The Flint Water Crisis 24. Maquiladoras
and Water Pollution 25. To Frack or Not to Frack in Mexico 26. Postscript:
Climate and Water
Builders" of the American Southwest 2. The Aztecs and the Founding of
Tenochtitlan 3. The Inuit, Sea Ice, and Snow Part II Colonialization and
Early-Industrial Growth 4. Acequias and Spanish Water Law 5. The Origins of
Commercial Fishing in Newfoundland 6. From Waterwheels to Steam Engines
Part III Expansionism and Western Settlement 7. The California Gold Rush:
Placer and Hydraulic Mining 8. Capricious Border: The Rio Grande River
Part IV Commerce, Industry, and Urban Growth 9. Philadelphia's Waterworks:
Pioneering Clean Water for Cities 10. Water Rerouted: The Erie Canal 11.
Building the Toronto Waterfront 12. The Lure of Falling Water: Niagara
Falls Part V The Mid-Twentieth Century 13. The Houston Ship Channel's
Environmental Footprint 14. "Levees-Only" in Louisiana and The Great
Mississippi Flood 15. Salmon, Hydropower, and the Fraser River Part VI The
Post-War Years 16. Racism and Civil Rights in American/Canadian Swimming
Pools 17. Detergent Phosphates in the Great Lakes 18. The Fluoride
Controversy 19. Hurricane Hazel: In Canada Part VII The New Ecology 20.
Mexico's Ixtoc 1 Oil Spill 21. The Ogallala Aquifer in Decline 22. Water
Management and Privatization in Modern Mexico Part VIII Social
Crises/Environmental Injustices 23. The Flint Water Crisis 24. Maquiladoras
and Water Pollution 25. To Frack or Not to Frack in Mexico 26. Postscript:
Climate and Water