Robert R Crifasi

Broschiertes Buch

A Land Made from Water

Appropriation and the Evolution of Colorado's Landscape, Ditches, and Water Institutions

Beschreibung

A Land Made from Water chronicles how the appropriation and development of water and riparian resources in Colorado changed the face of the Front Range--an area that was once a desert and is now an irrigated oasis suitable for the habitation and support of millions of people.

Autor

Robert R. Crifasi works in water management and planning and is an environmental scientist with more than twenty-five years of experience. He has served as the Water Resources Administrator for the City of Boulder's Open Space and Mountain Parks Department, was on the board of directors of eleven ditch companies, and, as the president of several Boulder Valley ditches, was responsible for supervising all regular ditch operations.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Univ of Chicago Behalf of Up Colorado
• Seitenzahl: 440
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 150mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 567g
• ISBN-13: 9781607325871
• ISBN-10: 160732587X
• Artikelnr.: 45008539