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Conservation is not Enough
Rethinking Relationships with Water in the Arid Southwest
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English
Published/Copyright:
2025
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Janine Schipper is professor of sociology at Northern Arizona University. She is the coauthor of Teaching with Compassion: An Educator’s Oath for Teaching from the Heart and author of Disappearing Desert: The Growth of Phoenix and the Culture of Sprawl.
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“Conservation Is Not Enough offers a new look at Western water woes through the long-neglected lenses of sociology and cultural storytelling. Janine Schipper makes a critical argument for anyone who cares about the future of the Colorado River.”
—Melissa L. Sevigny, author of Brave the Wild River and Mythical River
—Melissa L. Sevigny, author of Brave the Wild River and Mythical River
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Contents
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Introduction: Our Water Stories
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1. A Culture of Conservation
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2. The Limits of the Conservation Ethos
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3. The Origins of the Conservation Ethos
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4. Indigenous Water Relationships
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5. Rethinking Water Relationships in the Arid Southwest
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Epilogue: The Song of the Water
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Acknowledgments
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Appendix A: Research Overview
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Appendix B: Demographic Information
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Works Cited
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Index
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About the Author
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April 15, 2025
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9781646427024
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215
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Keywords for this book
deep ecology; environmental justice theory; Government-Indigenous Relationships; rights to nature; Nick Estes; Melanie Yazzie; Andrew Curley; Michelle Diagle; Kelsey Leonard
Audience(s) for this book
Professional and scholarly;
