Hazardous Metropolis: Flooding and Urban Ecology in Los Angeles by Jared Orsi (E

Description: Hazardous Metropolis by Jared Orsi Although better known for its sunny skies, Los Angeles suffers devastating flooding. This book explores a little-known chapter in the citys history - the failures to control floods that occurred throughout the twentieth century. It offers a lesson - both of things gone wrong and a glimpse of how they might be improved. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Although better known for its sunny skies, Los Angeles suffers devastating flooding. This book explores a fascinating and little-known chapter in the citys history-the spectacular failures to control floods that occurred throughout the twentieth century. Despite the citys 114 debris dams, 5 flood control basins, and nearly 500 miles of paved river channels, Southern Californians have discovered that technologically engineered solutions to flooding are just as disaster-prone as natural waterways. Jared Orsis lively history unravels the strange and often hazardous ways that engineering, politics, and nature have come together in Los Angeles to determine the flow of water. He advances a new paradigm-the urban ecosystem-for understanding the citys complex and unpredictable waterways and other issues that are sure to play a large role in future planning. As he traces the flow of water from sky to sea, Orsi brings together many disparate and intriguing pieces of the story, including local and national politics, the little-known San Gabriel Dam fiasco, the phenomenal growth of Los Angeles, and, finally, the influence of environmentalism. Orsi provocatively widens his vision toward other cities for which Los Angeles may offer a lesson-both of things gone wrong and a glimpse of how they might be improved. Back Cover This, the second volume of Charged Particle Traps, is Author Biography Jared Orsi is Assistant Professor of History at Colorado State University, Fort Collins. Table of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Prologue. Water in Los Angeles: A Portrait of an Urban Ecosystem 1. City of a Thousand Rivers: The Emergence of an Urban Ecosystem, 1884--1914 2. A Centralized Authority and a Comprehensive Plan: Response to the Floods, 1914--1917 3. A Weir to Do Mans Bidding: The Great San Gabriel Dam Fiasco, 1917--1929 4. A More Effective Scouring Agent: The New Years Eve Debris Flood and the Collapse of Local Flood Control, 1930--1934 5. The Sun Is Shining over Southern California: The Politics of Federal Flood Control in Los Angeles, 1935--1969 6. Necessary but Not Sufficient: Storms, Environmentalism, and New Visions for Flood Control, 1969--2001 Epilogue. The Historical Structure of Disorder: Urban Ecology in Los Angeles and Beyond Notes Bibliography Index Details ISBN0520238508 Author Jared Orsi Short Title HAZARDOUS METROPOLIS Publisher University of California Press Language English ISBN-10 0520238508 ISBN-13 9780520238503 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2004 Imprint University of California Press Subtitle Flooding and Urban Ecology in Los Angeles Country of Publication United States Edition 1st Place of Publication Berkerley Birth 1970 DOI 10.1604/9780520238503 UK Release Date 2004-01-05 AU Release Date 2004-01-05 NZ Release Date 2004-01-05 US Release Date 2004-01-05 Pages 316 Publication Date 2004-01-05 DEWEY 363.34 Illustrations 23 b-w photographs, 8 maps Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159799378;

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