Endangered Rivers and the Conservation

Based on careful research and hundreds of interviews, this information-packed narrative is regarded as a classic in the field of conservation. This updated edition includes two new chapters that chart the course of conservation during the past twenty years and explore how the movement to protect rivers will likely change in the twenty-first century.

Preface

ix

Preface to the Second Edition

xi

Acknowledgments

xv

1 Rivers and Dams

1

(4)

2 A Delicate Balance

5

(8)

3 Changing the Flow of Water

13

(34)

4 The Beginnings of River Protection

47

(48)

5 The Movement to Save Rivers

95

(60)

6 National Rivers

155

(28)

7 Politics and Problems of Water Development

183

(34)

8 A New Era

217

(20)

9 Needs and Alternatives

237

(14)

10 The Last Wealth

251

(6)

11 The Second Generation of River Conservation

257

(28)

12 Rivers in the Twenty-First Century

285

(34)

Sources

319

(28)

Organizations Involved in River Protection

347

(2)

Index

349

(16)

About the Author

365

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