Beyond Chinatown : the Metropolitan Water District, growth, and the environment in southern California /

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Author / Creator:Erie, Steven P.
Imprint:Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2006.
Description:xvii, 364 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5958036
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Other authors / contributors:Brackman, Harold David.
ISBN:0804751390 (cloth : alk. paper)
0804751404 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780804751407
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-336) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • List of Tables, Figures, and Photos
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Preface
  • Part I. Overview and Historical Development
  • 1. Mighty Metropolitan
  • 2. Ghosts of Chinatown: From L.A.'s DWP to MWD
  • 3. Building and Financing an Empire: Balancing Growth and Equity
  • Part II. Mounting Challenges, 1990-2004
  • 4. David and Goliath? San Diego's Quixotic Quest for Independence
  • 5. Empire Under Siege: Colorado River and Bay-Delta Battles
  • 6. Turbulent Waters? Metropolitan Faces Water Markets
  • Part III. At the Crossroads
  • 7. MWD Agonistes: 21st-Century Challenges
  • 8. Charting a New Course
  • Notes
  • Index