Water in the Southwest: Where Have We Been, and Where Are We Going? with Dr. Jennifer Richter

San Tan Valley Library 31505 N. Schnepf Rd., San Tan Valley, AZ, United States

It has been said that “Whiskey is for drinking, water is for fighting.” This is especially true of water politics in the American Southwest, a region defined by its lack of water. The massive 20th century federal investments into dam systems controlled the great rivers of the West, allowing cities like Phoenix to “bloom like […]

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An Uneven Landscape: Inequities in Transportation, Community Planning and Land Management with Michia Casebier

San Tan Valley Library 31505 N. Schnepf Rd., San Tan Valley, AZ, United States

When a new highway is built—who does it benefit? Which communities are connected, and which communities are broken apart? Whose properties and which groups of people are valued? How has the development of transportation and land deepened inequities in our country? What steps can we take now to shape a different future? Join us for […]

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