The Lake Michigan diversion at Chicago and urban drought : past, present and future regional impacts and responses to global climate change.

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TextPublication details: Ann Arbor, Mich. : Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, 1994Description: 1 v. (various pagings) : ill., mapsReport number: CCR-36DDC classification:

627.12309774 LAK

Subject: Periods of dry weather create controversies over use of water, and the ways in which these conflicts are resolved may offer lessons for managing future droughts as well as for preventing, mitigating, or adapting to the impacts of climate change. This study provides a history of water diversion from the Great Lakes, particularly at Chicago, from 1850 to the present and examines the resolution of conflicts surrounding diversion. Ponders the potential impacts of global climate change; economic impacts; urban drought; and social, legal, and climatic factors that led to conflict. Also recommends areas of research and outlines implications for future climate change

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Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	627.12309774 LAK (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		005737666

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Periods of dry weather create controversies over use of water, and the ways in which these conflicts are resolved may offer lessons for managing future droughts as well as for preventing, mitigating, or adapting to the impacts of climate change. This study provides a history of water diversion from the Great Lakes, particularly at Chicago, from 1850 to the present and examines the resolution of conflicts surrounding diversion. Ponders the potential impacts of global climate change; economic impacts; urban drought; and social, legal, and climatic factors that led to conflict. Also recommends areas of research and outlines implications for future climate change

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