{"product_id":"9780784407387","title":"Water Resources and Environmental History","description":"\u003cp\u003eProceedings of history and heritage sessions at the Environmental and Water Resources Congress, held in Salt Lake City, Utah, June 27-July 1, 2004. Sponsored by the Historyand Heritage Committee of the Environmental and Water Resources Instituteof ASCE; Utah Section of ASCE; West Consultants, Inc.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection contains31 historical papers that cover the existence and function of early water projects and the origins of some of today's greatest water systems. Water and sedimentation topics extend back to the Greek and Roman eras, the ancestral Puebloans who lived in southwestern Colorado 1,200 years ago, and the Incas who constructed Machu Picchu. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTopics include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003econstruction of the Suez Canal, \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea photo essay of the Strawberry Valley Project, \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ehistory of the Bureau of Reclamation's dam design, \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ehydrologic and hydraulic programs, \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ehydraulic laboratories, and \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eengineering libraries. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePracticing engineers, students, historians, and anyone interested in the origins of some of today's greatest water systems will benefit from reading this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"American Society of Civil Engineers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47011005333744,"sku":"9780784407387","price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780784407387","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}