Marc Reisner: 2 books
Cadillac Desert
The American West and Its Disappearing Water, Revised Edition
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 1993
"The definitive work on the West's water crisis." --Newsweek
The story of the American West is the story of a relentless quest for a precious resource: water. It is a tale of rivers diverted and dammed, of political corruption and intrigue, of billion-dollar battles over water rights,...
Overtapped Oasis
Reform Or Revolution For Western Water
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2013
Overtapped Oasis analyzes the West's water allocation system from top to bottom and offers dozens of revolutionary proposals for increased efficiency and policy reform. Marc Reisner and Sarah Bates argue that the West's underlying problem is not a shortage of water but the inefficiuse of it, a problem...