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The creeks will rise : people coexisting with floods

Title
The creeks will rise : people coexisting with floods / William S. Becker ; foreword by Bill McKibben.
Author
Becker, William S.
Publication
Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2021]

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Additional Authors
  • McKibben, Bill
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Description
1 online resource.
Subject
  • Flood control
  • Flood damage prevention
  • Floods > History
  • Biotic communities
  • Climatic changes > Effect of human beings on
  • Climatic changes > History
  • Natural disasters > Prevention
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
Contents
  • Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- Guide to Acronyms -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Part I -- Water -- 1 -- The Kickapoo Valley -- 2 -- Glory Days -- 3 -- The Dam -- 4 -- The Soft Path -- 5 -- The Battle of La Farge -- 6 -- The Dedication -- 7 -- Mní wičhóni (Water Is Life) -- 8 -- How the Federal Role Began -- 9 -- Problems with Structures -- 10 -- Sound the Retreat -- 11 -- Natural Solutions -- 12 -- Early Adopters -- 13 -- The Next Mass Migration -- 14 -- Revisiting Soldiers Grove -- Part II -- The Biocene -- 15 -- Introducing the Biocene -- 16 -- The Devalue Chain
  • 17 -- The Four Alarms -- 18 -- Frontierism -- 19 -- Avarice -- 20 -- Safe Operating Spaces -- 21 -- The Restoration Economy -- 22 -- The Vision Thing -- 23 -- The Biocene -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1: Climate 101 -- Appendix 2: Recommendations -- Appendix 3: Tips for Relocation Facilitators -- Appendix 4: Ecosystem Restoration Resources -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index
ISBN
  • 9781641607650
  • 1641607653
OCLC
om1140769884
Author
Becker, William S., author.
Title
The creeks will rise : people coexisting with floods / William S. Becker ; foreword by Bill McKibben.
Publisher
Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2021]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
Source of description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 29, 2021).
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Available from home with a valid library card
Added Author
McKibben, Bill, writer of foreword.
EBSCOhost
Other Form:
Original 9781682752753 1682752755
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