Christine A Klein: 3 books

Book cover of Mississippi River Tragedies

Mississippi River Tragedies

A Century of Unnatural Disaster

by Christine A. Klein, Sandra B. Zellmer
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2014

Read a free excerpt here! American engineers have done astounding things to bend the Mississippi River to their will: forcing one of its tributaries to flow uphill, transforming over a thousand miles of roiling currents into a placid staircase of water, and wresting the lower half of the river...
Book cover of In Principle, In Practice

In Principle, In Practice

Museums as Learning Institutions

by Sue Allen, David Anderson, Tamsin Astor-Jack
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2007

The science museum field has made tremendous advances in understanding museum learning, but little has been done to consolidate and synethesize these findings to encourage widespread improvements in practice. By clearly presenting the most current knowledge of museum learning, In Principle, In Practice...
Book cover of Finding Common Ground

Finding Common Ground

Governance and Natural Resources in the American West

by Ronald D. Brunner, Christine H. Colburn, Ms. Christina M. Cromley
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008

Over the past century, solutions to natural resources policy issues have become increasingly complex. Multiple government agencies with overlapping jurisdictions and differing mandates as well as multiple interest groups have contributed to gridlock, frequently preventing solutions in the common interest....
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