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003			OCoLC
005			20240726105148.0
008			200912s2020 txu ob 001 0 eng d
040			_aEBLCP _beng _erda _cEBLCP _dYDX _dNT _dOCLCO _dOCLCF _dOCLCO _dBNG
020			_a9781477322659 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)
043			_an-us-tx
050	0	4	_aHD1694 _b.T457 2020
049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aMcGraw, Seamus, _e1
245	1	0	_aA thirsty land : _bthe fight for water in Texas / _cSeamus McGraw ; with a new afterword by the author.
246	1		_iOriginal hardcover subtitle: _aMaking of an American water crisis
250			_aFirst paperback edition.
260			_aAustin : _bUniversity of Texas Press, _c(c)2020.
300			_a1 online resource
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_adata file _2rda
490	1		_aPeter T. Flawn series in natural resources ; _vnumber nine
500			_aOriginally published: 2018.
520	0		_a"As a changing climate threatens the whole country with deeper droughts and more furious floods that put ever more people and property at risk, Texas has become a bellwether state for water debates. Will there be enough water for everyone? Is there the will to take the steps necessary to defend ourselves against the sea? Is it in the nature of Americans to adapt to nature in flux? The most comprehensive--and comprehensible--book on contemporary water issues, A Thirsty Land delves deep into the challenges faced not just by Texas but by the nation as a whole, as we struggle to find a way to balance the changing forces of nature with our own ever-expanding needs. Part history, part science, part adventure story, and part travelogue, this book puts a human face on the struggle to master that most precious and capricious of resources, water. Seamus McGraw goes to the taproots, talking to farmers, ranchers, businesspeople, and citizen activists, as well as to politicians and government employees. Their stories provide chilling evidence that Texas--and indeed the nation--is not ready for the next devastating drought, the next catastrophic flood. Ultimately, however, A Thirsty Land delivers hope. This deep dive into one of the most vexing challenges facing Texas and the nation offers glimpses of the way forward in the untapped opportunities that water also presents" -- _cPublisher's website.
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505	0	0	_aPipe dreams : the 1968 state water plan -- _tWhen mine is yours and yours is ours -- _t"That's the kind of thinking that will get your land took from you" -- _tThe last straw -- _tRice in the desert -- _tWhat makes the dollar flip -- _tDow by law -- _tAn oak with its roots in the river, redux -- _tOld men shouting at the clouds -- _tA tale of two colonias -- _tUp against the wall -- _tFinding a solution, come hell or no water -- _tMust be something in the water -- _tHanged in a fortnight -- _tEpilogue -- _tAfterword.
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650		0	_aWater resources development _zTexas.
650		0	_aWater resources development _xGovernment policy _zTexas.
650		0	_aWater resources development _xEnvironmental aspects _zTexas.
650		0	_aWater-supply _xSocial aspects _zTexas.
650		0	_aWater-supply _xPolitical aspects _zTexas.
650		0	_aWater-supply _zTexas _xManagement.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2653063&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
942			_cOB _D _eEB _hHD. _m2020 _QOL _R _x _8NFIC _2LOC
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell