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American Indian Water Rights and the Limits of Law
Provides an overview of current issues in the field of Indian water rights and of the history of United States-Indian legal relations. Burton examines problems in environmental and …
Fragile Paradise
With its white sandy beaches, lush green uplands, and near-perfect weather, the Hawaiian island of Maui is more than a picture postcard: it is a multi-million-dollar tourist …
Devil's Bargains
The American West has always been seen as a land of opportunity, but tourism has transformed it into a land of opportunism. From Sun Valley to Santa Fe, towns all over the region …
A Green and Permanent Land
Once patronized primarily by the counterculture and the health food establishment, the organic food industry today is a multi-billion-dollar business driven by ever-growing …
Conservation Trusts
In the wake of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, a conservation trust helped stabilize and regenerate the damaged area. When bird habitats along the Platte River were threatened by …
Devil's Bargains
The American West has always been seen as a land of opportunity, but tourism has transformed it into a land of opportunism. From Sun Valley to Santa Fe, towns all over the region …
Groundwater Exploitation in the High Plains
This interdiciplinary series explores the interplay between resource exploitation and economic, social, and political experiences in the American West.
Bay Cities and Water Politics
A comparative history of how Boston and Oakland solved their water shortage problems at the end of the 19th century. It looks at the transformation of the cities, their natural …
Dry Farming in the Northern Great Plains
Grandiose plans for land retirement and expanded irrigation have been frequently proposed for the northern Great Plains, but they have not significantly affected agricultural …
Zuni and the Courts
The Zuni have won legal battles related to aboriginal claims, rights and use. This volume provides an overview of these cases and Zuni history. It covers: Spanish law and land …
Acting for Endangered Species
When Congress passed the Endangered Species Act in 1973, it did so in the belief that threats to emblematic creatures like bison or commercial crops such as fish could be resolved …
I'll Never Fight Fire with My Bare Hands Again
This collection provides a context for the best and most informative letters written by early foresters. The writers illuminate how they were forced to balance the agency's …