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ENVIRONMENTALSTUDIESNATUREENVIRONMENTALSTUDIESPUBLICPOLICYSPECIFICATIONSSPECIFICATIONSMillionsoftouristsandresidentsknowtheBowRiverasittumblesthroughBanffsspectacularsceneryorcarvesanelegantarcthroughthecityofCalgary.FewerpeopleknowtheBowasaheavilyengineeredhard-workingriver.Albertasiconicriverhasbeendammedandplumbedmadetospinhydro-electricturbinesandusedtocleanseCalgary.Articiallakesinthemountainsrearrangeitsowdownstreamweirsandditchesdivertittoirrigatetheparchedprairie.FarfrombeingwildtheBowisnowverymuchahumanproductitsshareasmanufacturedasitsalteredowchangedwaterqualityandnewlystabilizedandforestedbanks.bringsthestoryoftheBowRiverstransformationfullcirclethroughanexplorationoftherecentrevolutioninenvironmentalthinkingandregulationthathasledtonewlimitsonwhatmightbedonewithandtotheriver.Rivershavebeenstudiedfrommanyperspectivesbuttoooftentherela-tionshipbetweennatureandpeoplebetweenriversandtheculturesthathavegrownupbesidethemhavebeenseparated.illuminatesthewaysinwhichhumansbothinadvertentlyandconsciouslyhaveinteractedwithnaturetomaketheBow.isco-authorwithH.V.Nellesof.istheauthorof.istheauthorofandamongotherworks.Disastersoccurwhenhazardsofnaturestrikesocio-technologicalvulner-abilities.Whilescienceprovidesvaluableindicationsofriskitdoesnotyieldcertaintyyetleadersmustmakesenseofthreats.RaymondMurphyscasestudyofthemanagementoftheicestormthemostcostlydisastereverinCanadanorthernNewYorkstateandMainepresentsrareinterviewswithkeypoliticalandemergencymanagementleadersthatprovideaninsidersviewofthechallengeofrespondingtoextremeweather.Theydocumentagenerallywellmanagedcrisisbutalsorevealtheslipperyslopefromtrans-parencytowithholdingcriticalinformationasthecrisisdeepenedandexamineconictresolutionbetweenleadersduringadisaster.Thestudylooksintowhethertechnologicaldevelopmentinadvertentlyconstructednewvulnerabilitiestonaturesforcestherebymanufacturinganaturaldisaster.AsthisextremeweathermayforeshadowwhatwilloccurwithglobalwarmingMurphysinterviewsalsoexplorethepoliticseconomicsethicsandculturalpredispositionsunderlyingclimatechangeinvestigatinghowmodernsocietiescreatebothriskstheyassumeareacceptableandtheburdenofmanagingthem.AninnovativecomparisonwithAmishcommun-itieswherethesameextremeweatherhadtrivialconsequencesisinstructiveforavoidingfuturesocio-environmentalcalamities.isemeritusprofessorofsociologyUniversityofOttawapresidentoftheEnvironmentandSocietyResearchCommitteeoftheInternationalSociologicalAssociationandtheauthorofnumerousbooksincluding.TheRiverReturnsAnEnvironmentalHistoryoftheBowLeadershipinDisasterLearningforaFuturewithGlobalClimateChangeMay2011March20111998christopherarmstrongmatthewevendenandh.v.nellesraymondmurphy2011newinpapernewinpaperMQUPSPRINGArevealingbiographyofCanadasiconicriver.Howleadersrespondwhentechnologicalsuccessescreatevulnerabilityandnatureceasestobemotherly.978-0-7735-3870-234.95TCDN34.95AUS23.99paper6.759.75584pp52bwphotos17maps978-0-7735-3872-629.95TCDN29.95TUS20.99paper69424ppTheRiverReturnsTheRiverReturnsThePaintedValleyArtistsAlongAlbertasBowRiver18452000FishversusPowerAnEnvironmentalHistoryoftheFraserRiverALittleHistoryofCanadaTheArtofNationBuildingSocialClosureandRationalityandNatureChristopherArmstrongMatthewEvendenH.V.NellesRaymondMurphy