Launched by Daylight Books of Dammed: Beginning to Loss of life of the Colorado River by Debbie Bentley.
“Whereas the Colorado River could be the poster little one for poor water-management practices, overuse, and the results of aridification, it’s hardly the one river in danger within the US, and certainly the world. Sustainability is essential.” — Debbie Bentley
The principle stem of the Colorado River flows from the Colorado Rocky Mountains to the Mexico border. And whereas it offers water for nearly 40 million individuals and irrigates 5.5 million acres of farmland all through the American West, it’s also probably the most over-allocated, extremely managed, and endangered rivers. By in depth analysis of the historic in addition to present day contextual elements and implications, photographer Debbie Bentley presents a complete documentation of the river, its 16 dams, the reservoirs, and other people in its path in her ebook, Dammed: Beginning to Loss of life of the Colorado River (Daylight Books).
For the Dammed challenge, Bentley follows the 1,450 miles of the river’s predominant stem and thru her images, infographics, and historic background, she presents a challenge that invitations readers to achieve data on the reverberations of local weather change and overallocation of the Colorado River basin. Her insightful writing interspersed all through the ebook sections, offers depth on the geography, historic selections on diversion and allocation, and present day realities.
Debbie Bentley : Dammed : Beginning to Loss of life of the Colorado River
Daylight Books
Hardcover
192 pages; 80 Images
8.5 x 11 inches
ISBN-13: 9781954119314
$50 US
https://daylightbooks.org/
