{"product_id":"cornerstone-at-the-confluence-jason-a-robison-9780816547647","title":"Cornerstone at the Confluence: Navigating the Colorado River Compact's Next Century","description":"Signed on November 24, 1922, the Colorado River Compact is the cornerstone of a proverbial pyramid--an elaborate body of laws colloquially called the \"Law of the River\" that governs how human beings use water from the river system dubbed the \"American Nile.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e No fewer than forty million people have come to rely on the Colorado River system in modern times--a river system immersed in an unprecedented, unrelenting megadrought for more than two decades. Attempting to navigate this \"new normal,\" policymakers are in the midst of negotiating new management rules for the river system, a process coinciding with the compact's centennial that must be completed by 2026. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Animated by this remarkable confluence of events, \u003ci\u003eCornerstone at the Confluence\u003c\/i\u003e leverages the centennial year to reflect on the compact and broader \"Law of the River\" to envision the future. It is a volume inviting dialogue about how the Colorado River system's flows should be apportioned given climate change, what should be done about environmental issues such as ecosystem restoration and biodiversity protection, and how long-standing issues of water justice facing Native American communities should be addressed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In one form or another, all these topics touch on the concept of \"equity\" embedded within the compact--a concept that tees up what is perhaps the foundational question confronted by Cornerstone at the Confluence: Who should have a seat at the table of Colorado River governance?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jason A. Robison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0816547645\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816547647\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Arizona Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Jason A. Robison","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44070860390655,"sku":"9780816547647","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5553aca4-6262-4ae5-8f2c-f51ef8914fcd.jpg?v=1685432753","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cornerstone-at-the-confluence-jason-a-robison-9780816547647","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}