The Rhine: An Eco-Biography, 1815-2000 by Mark Cioc (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Rhine by Mark Cioc, William Cronon The River Rhine is Europes important commercial waterway, channeling the flow of trade among Switzerland, France, Germany, and the Netherlands. This study focuses on the river from the moment when the Congress of Vienna established a multinational commission charged with making the river more efficient for purposes of trade and commerce in 1815. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The Rhine River is Europes most important commercial waterway, channeling the flow of trade among Switzerland, France, Germany, and the Netherlands. In this innovative study, Mark Cioc focuses on the river from the moment when the Congress of Vienna established a multinational commission charged with making the river more efficient for purposes of trade and commerce in 1815. He examines the engineering and administrative decisions of the next century and a half that resulted in rapid industrial growth as well as profound environmental degradation, and highlights the partially successful restoration efforts undertaken from the 1970s to the present.The Rhine is a classic example of a "multipurpose" river -- used simultaneously for transportation, for industry and agriculture, for urban drinking and sanitation needs, for hydroelectric production, and for recreation. It thus invites comparison with similarly over-burdened rivers such as the Mississippi, Hudson, Colorado, and Columbia. The Rhines environmental problems are, however, even greater than those of other rivers because it is so densely populated (50 million people live along its borders), so highly industrialized (10% of global chemical production), and so short (775 miles in length).Two centuries of nonstop hydraulic tinkering have resulted in a Rhine with a sleek and slender profile. In their quest for a perfect canal-like river, engineers have modified it more than any other large river in the world. As a consequence, between 1815 and 1975, the river lost most of its natural floodplain, riverside vegetation, migratory fish, and biodiversity. Recent efforts to restore that biodiversity, though heartening, can have only limited success because so many of the structural changes to the river are irreversible.The Rhine: An Eco-Biography, 1815-2000 makes clear just how central the river has been to all aspects of European political, economic, and environmental life for the past two hundred years. Author Biography Mark Cioc is professor of history at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He is the author of Pax Atomica: The Nuclear Defense Debate in West Germany during the Adenauer Era. Table of Contents ForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroductionEuropes "World River"Water SorceryThe Carboniferous RhineSacrificing a RiverBiodiversity LostA River Restored?ConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex Review "This book represents a momentous venture and aims to create a new genre: an eco-biography ... an excellent book, which will be the standard reference on the Rhine in environmental history in English for many years to come." The Economic History Review "Sometimes ironic and humorous, consistently clear and persuasive, Ciocs life story of the Rhine deftly weaves together politics, economics, and river ecology ... A compelling study." Environmental History Promotional An innovative study of the history of the Rhine River and its modification to suit the needs of industrialization Review Quote "This book represents a momentous venture and aims to create a new genre: an eco-biography . . . an excellent book, which will be the standard reference on the Rhine in environmental history in English for many years to come." The Economic History Review"Sometimes ironic and humorous, consistently clear and persuasive, Ciocs life story of the Rhine deftly weaves together politics, economics, and river ecology . . . A compelling study." Environmental History Promotional "Headline" An innovative study of the history of the Rhine River and its modification to suit the needs of industrialization Details ISBN0295985003 Author William Cronon Short Title RHINE Publisher University of Washington Press Language English ISBN-10 0295985003 ISBN-13 9780295985008 Media Book Format Paperback Imprint University of Washington Press Country of Publication United States Residence Santa Cruz, CA, US Place of Publication Seattle DOI 10.1604/9780295985008 UK Release Date 2006-01-09 AU Release Date 2006-01-09 NZ Release Date 2006-01-09 US Release Date 2006-01-09 Edited by Imelda Whelehan Birth 1962 Affiliation Consultant Cardiologist, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, UK Position Reader in International Commercial Law Qualifications M.D., Ph.D. Pages 280 Series Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books Year 2006 Publication Date 2006-01-09 Subtitle An Eco-Biography, 1815–2000 Alternative 9780295982540 DEWEY 333.916209434 Illustrations 43 illus. 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