Robert W. Alder is associate dean for academic affairs and the James I. Farr Chair and Professor of Law at the S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah. He studies and writes about protection and restoration of aquatic ecosystems.
"Revealing the deeper story, the author pulls it back together and
lays it out as society's values-driven decision for the
future."
-- "Natural Areas Journal"
"In Restoring Colorado River Ecosystems, Robert Adler has brought
his orderly mind to bear on the vast complexities of the Colorado
River. He asks, 'What are we willing to give back in order to
recover what has been lost?' He answers with bold and reasoned
judgments to pack in our river bags as we make our way
downstream."
--Stephen Trimble "author of Lasting Light: 125 Years of Grand
Canyon Photography"
"Like a skilled surgeon, Adler opens up the Colorado River to show
what we have done to make it bleed and what it will take to restore
some measure of ecological health. Without bluster or
sentimentality, he explains just how challenging the job is, and he
pulls no punches describing the technical, political, economic, and
legal obstacles that lie in the way."
--Joseph L. Sax "Professor, University of California, Berkeley,
author of Mountains Without Handrails"
"Robert Adler briskly takes us through the natural, human, and
legal history of the Colorado River to build a convincing case that
damage to animals, fish, plants, and aesthetics can be reversed.
Rethinking how we use water and produce electrical power may be
even harder than tearing down dams or rebuilding stretches of river
channel."
--David Getches "dean and Raphael J. Moses Professor of Natural
Resources Law, University of Colorado Law School"
"Robert Adler has the rare gift of writing with great clarity about
topics of great complexity. Readers of the book will emerge as more
realistic and pragmatic advocates for the well-being of human and
natural communities, sharper and wiser thinkers, and better
citizens. This book is a major contribution to the improvement of
public discussion and understanding of this century's environmental
circumstances."
--Patty Limerick "faculty director and board chair of the Center of
the American West, University of Colorado"
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