{"product_id":"law-and-the-living-colorado-river-paperback","title":"Law and the Living Colorado River - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert W. Adler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaw and the Living Colorado River \u003c\/i\u003easserts that the so-called Law of the River--the vast assemblage of interstate compacts, international treaties, federal and state statutes, regulations, contracts, and other legal documents governing use and management of the Colorado River--ignores the needs of the river as a nested system of aquatic and aquatic-dependent ecosystems. Although society now recognizes and appreciates the natural values of the Colorado River, the Law of the River remains fixed in service of human economies like irrigation and hydropower. Robert W. Adler contends that the law must respond to changing values that prioritize natural systems alongside human ones. He proposes acknowledging the legal rights of the river itself, following the recent movement to recognize rights of nature in other ecosystems around the world. Recognizing that U.S. law has significant barriers to that proposal, however, Adler borrows from aspects of international water law to propose as a shorter-term strategy amendments to the Colorado River Compact that would enhance protection of the river's environmental needs and values. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Adler delivered this lecture on March 17, 2022, at the 27th annual symposium of the Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources and the Environment, jointly sponsored by the Wallace Stegner Center and the Water \u0026amp; Tribes Initiative Colorado River Basin. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Robert W. Adler is dean emeritus and distinguished professor emeritus of law at the University of Utah, S. J. Quinney College of Law. His books include \u003ci\u003eWater Law: Concepts and Insights\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eModern Water Law: Private Property, Public Rights, and Environmental Protections\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eRestoring Colorado River Ecosystems: A Troubled Sense of Immensity\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eEnvironmental Law: A Conceptual and Pragmatic Approach\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 26\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 8.1 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 31, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765235974432,"sku":"9781647691486","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3817aa495eea7dabe48482723378e9ee.webp?v=1780264587","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/law-and-the-living-colorado-river-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}