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LEADER: 03015cam a22003734a 4500
001 2005032772
003 DLC
005 20070409121427.0
008 051114s2006 cauab b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2005032772
020 $a0804751390 (cloth : alk. paper)
020 $a0804751404 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020 $a9780804751407
035 $a(OCoLC)ocm62326677
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050 00 $aHC107.C23$bE5585 2006
082 00 $a333.91009794/9$222
100 1 $aErie, Steven P.
245 10 $aBeyond Chinatown :$bthe Metropolitan Water District, growth, and the environment in southern California /$cSteven P. Erie ; with the assistance of Harold Brackman.
260 $aStanford :$bStanford University Press,$c2006.
300 $axvii, 364 p. :$bill., maps ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [267]-336) and index.
520 $aAs urban growth outstrips water supplies, how can the global challenge of providing "liquid gold" be met? Mixing history and policy analysis, Erie tells the story of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD)--one of the world's largest and most important public water agencies--and its role in building the world's eighth largest economy in a semi-desert. No tawdry tale of secret backroom conspiracies--as depicted in the famed film Chinatown--this telling concerns an unheralded regional institution, its entrepreneurial public leadership, and pioneering policymaking. Using untapped primary sources, the author re-examines this great regional experiment from its 1920s-era origins, through the Colorado River Aqueduct and State Water Projects, to today's daunting mission of drought management, water quality, environmental stewardship, and supply security. He concludes by considering MWD's Integrated Resources Plan as a global model for water-resources planning and management, water supply reliability, affordability, and environmental sustainability.--From publisher description.
505 0 $aMighty Metropolitan -- Ghosts of Chinatown: from L.A.'s DWP to MWD -- Building and financing an empire : balancing growth and equity -- David and Goliath? San Diego's quixotic quest for independence -- Empire under siege: Colorado River and bay-delta battles -- Turbulent waters? Metropolitan faces water markets -- MWD agonistes: 21st century challenges -- Charting a new course.
650 0 $aSustainable development$zCalifornia, Southern.
650 0 $aEnvironmental policy$zCalifornia, Southern.
650 0 $aWater-supply$zCalifornia, Southern.
650 0 $aMetropolitan areas$zCalifornia, Southern.
700 1 $aBrackman, Harold David.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip063/2005032772.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0710/2005032772-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0710/2005032772-d.html