Chris,
Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water, by Marc
Reisner, is a wonderful history of water issues in the SW US.
http://www.amazon.com/Cadillac-Desert-American-Disappearing-Revised/dp/0140178244/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1211478960&sr=8-1
There is also a series of videos of the same name that may be used as
an engaging companion to the book, or as a standalone presentation of
the issues. Of course, the book is more complete, and includes more
detail, especially regarding the evolution of water law and policy,
but the video series has the added bonus of including (in the final
volume) a treatment of global water issues.
http://www.amazon.com/Cadillac-Desert-Transformation-Chinatown-Feature/dp/0780019261/ref=pd_bbs_sr_4?ie=UTF8&s=video&qid=1211478960&sr=8-4
PS. Amazon may not be the best place to purchase the videos (the price
seems outrageously high). Unfortunatley, the videos may actually be
out of circulation and difficult to find. That's too bad. It is a
great educational and entertaining series.
Hope this helps.
Aloha,
Mark
Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 08:12:35 -0400
From: Chris Norment <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Books on water issues
<>I am developing a senior-level global issues course for our
environmental science majors, and will most likely build the course
around the theme of national and international water use and scarcity. I
would appreciate any suggestions as to appropriate course materials -
especially books, but also movies, etc. - that might be useful in such a
course.
Thanks,
Chris Norment
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Professor
Department of Environmental Science and Biology
SUNY Brockport
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