Science Be Dammed: How Ignoring Inconvenient Science Drained the Colorado River Kuhn Eric
Science Be Dammed: How Ignoring Inconvenient Science Drained the Colorado River Kuhn Eric Science Be Dammed is an alarming reminder of the high stakes in the management--and perils in the…
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Science Be Dammed: How Ignoring Inconvenient Science Drained the Colorado River Kuhn Eric
Science Be Dammed is an alarming reminder of the high stakes in the management--and perils in the mismanagement--of water in the western United States. Contrary to a common myth that the authors of the Colorado It seems deceptively simple: even when clear evidence was available that the Colorado River could not sustain ambitious dreaming and planning by decision-makers throughout the twentieth century, river planners and political operatives irresponsibly made the least sustainable and most dangerous long-term decisions.Arguing that the science of the early twentieth century can shed new light on the mistakes at the heart of the over-allocation of the Colorado River, authors Eric Kuhn and John Fleck delve into rarely reported early studies, showing that scientists warned as early as the 1920s that there was not enough water for the farms and cities boosters wanted to build.
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