Fish Versus Power - An Environmental History of the Fraser River

Klappentext Fish versus Power is an environmental history of the Fraser River (British Columbia) and the attempts to dam it for power and to defend it for salmon. Amid contemporary debates over large dam development and declines in fisheries, this book offers a case study of a river basin where development decisions did not ultimately dam the river, but rather conserved its salmon. Although the case is local, its implications are global as Evenden explores the transnational forces that shaped the river, the changing knowledge and practices of science, and the role of environmental change in shaping environmental debate. The Fraser is the world's most productive salmon river; it is also a large river with enormous waterpower potential. Very few rivers in the developed world have remained undammed. On the Fraser, however, fish - not dams - triumphed, and this book seeks to explain why. Zusammenfassung Amid contemporary debates over large dam development and declines in fisheries! this book offers a case study of a river basin (Fraser River! in British Columbia) where development decisions did not ultimately dam the river! but rather conserved its salmon. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of tables, figures, photographs and maps; List of abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. 'A rock of disappointment'; 2. Damming the tributaries; 3. Remaking hells gate; 4. Pent-up energy; 5. The power of aluminium; 6. Fish versus power; 7. The politics of science; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Matthew D. Evenden, Matthew D. (University of British Columbi Evenden, Evenden Matthew D.
• Assisted by: Alfred W. Crosby (Editor), Donald Worster (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.05.2004
• EAN: 9780521830997
• ISBN: 978-0-521-83099-7
• No. of pages: 328
• Series: Studies in Environment and His; Studies in Environment and History
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration; British Columbia, The environment, environmental science, engineering & technology, Environmental Management, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Agribusiness and primary industries, Fisheries & Related Industries, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General