Using case studies from Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Honduras, Mexico, Morocco, Pakistan, Senegal, the US, and the Republic of Yemen, the authors of this book examine the difficulty …
Donald Worster examines the development history of the American West, identifying the élite of technology and wealth who have controlled its most essential resource: water.
In the wake of the devastating 1906 earthquake and fire, the city of San Francisco desperately needed reliable supplies of water and electricity. Its mayor, James Phelan, pressed …