Overview
The ugly truthĀ about dams is about to be revealed.Ā
During the first two decades of the twenty-first century, the whole messy truth about the legacy of last centuryās big dam building binge has come to light. What started out as an arguably good government project has drifted oceans away from that original virtuous intent. Governments plugged the nationās rivers in a misguided attempt to turn them into revenue streams. Water control projectsā main legacy will be one of needless ecological destruction, fostering a host of unnecessary injustices.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā The estimated 800,000 dams in the world canāt be blamed for destroying the earthās entire biological inheritance, but they play an outsized role in that destruction.Ā Cracked: The Future of Dams in a Hot, Crazy WorldĀ is a kind of speed date with the history of water control -- its dams, diversions and canals, and just as importantly, the politics and power that evolved with them. Examples from the American West reveal that the costs of building and maintaining a sprawling water storage and delivery complex in an arid worldāgrowing increasingly arid under the ravages of climate chaosāis well beyond the benefits furnished. Success stories from Patagonia and the Blue Heart of Europe point to a possible future where rivers run free and the earth restores itself.Ā
This book title, Cracked (The Future of Dams in a Hot, Chaotic World), ISBN: 9781938340772, by Steven Hawley, David James Duncan, published by Patagonia (May 2, 2023) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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