Dam politics
Subtitle: restoring America's rivers
By: William R. Lowry.
Series: American governance and public policy series; American governance and public policy.
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
Subjects: Dam retirement -- United States.; Watershed restoration -- United States.; Water quality management -- Government policy -- United States.; Rivers -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-296) and index.
Table of contents: title: Going down to rivers : the possibility of a journey to restoration; title: Testing the waters : the types of possible changes; title: Launching the trip : into a new era for American rivers; title: Getting in the strong current : embracing new goals; title: Scouting the rapids : learning for the future; title: Waiting out the storms : opportunities and challenges; title: Keeper holes : difficult problems to solve; title: Taking out : restorations as symbols of shifting tides.