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Cadillac desert
Marc Reisner · 初版 1986 年
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为什么值得读
- 详述美国西部调水工程背后的政治与历史
- 颠覆读者对自然极限与资源承载力的认知
- 帮助理解西方水权与现代干旱危机的根源
“文笔优美，考证详实。”——《St. Louis Post-Dispatch》。这部关于水资源经济学、政治学与生态学的最新研究，涵盖了美国西部一个多世纪以来的公共与私人沙漠开垦历程。从本质上讲，本书是一部大型水利工程史——水坝、引水渠和调水分流工程——正是这些工程让干旱的美国西部蜕变为各大主要城市与农业中心的汇集地。它将西部的发展界定为政治斡旋与联邦支出的胜利，而非对大自然的胜利。它之所以脱颖而出，是因为“摩
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……城市不想被改造成一栋栋高楼大厦，加上追逐 VC 资金的各路人马蜂拥而至，这绝不仅仅是“道德高尚者”与“NIMBY（邻避者）”非黑即白的二元对立。这里的每个人读读 Marc Reisner 写的《Cadillac Desert》都会受益匪浅。Edit：我发之前就知道这肯定会被踩爆（downvote），但我还是抱有一丝希望，希望能看到一些有深度的反驳。最好少来点油腔滑调的“自然灾害……
…city not wanting it to turn into blocks of high-rises, and an influx chasing VC money, there really is more than the dichotomy of “the virtuous” and “the NIMBY.” Everyone here would benefit from reading Cadillac Desert by Marc Reisner. Edit: I knew going in that this was going to be downvoted to death, but I hold out some hope that it can get some thoughtful rebuttals too. Preferably light on the glib “Natural disasters…
美国西部引水工程这一宏伟计划背后充斥着疯狂的政治狂乱，Marc Reisner 在《Cadillac Desert》（1986）中对此进行了详尽描述，任何想要看清现状的人都必须一读。写这本书时，与气候相关的特大干旱（megadrought）甚至都还没有进入任何人的长远视野，但它确实解释了……
The wild political madness involved in the grand project to water the American West is detailed in Marc Reisner's "Cadillac Desert" (1986), and is a must-read for anyone wanting to understand the current situation. It was written before a climate-related megadrought was really on anyone's long-term radar, but it really explains…
……名义，最后还是退回到“大而不能倒”（Too Big To Fail）的那套逻辑。对不起了农民朋友们，我们更懂行，你们的地现在归我们了。我们是城市规划主义者（Urbanists），我们最清楚什么对你们最好。如果你对这些议题感兴趣，不妨读读《Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water》。它很厚、很有学术气息，而且很干（枯燥）（呵），但它会彻底改变你对大自然极限的认知。说不定你会因此搬去年降雨量有 100 英寸的地方……
…account they fall back on Too Big To Fail. Sorry farmers, we know better, your land is ours now. We're Urbanists, we know what's best for you. If you're interested in these issues, consider reading Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water. It's long and scholarly and dry (heh) but it will change your perspective on the limits of Nature. Perhaps you'll move somewhere with 100 inches of rainfall…
……上了电视，叫犹他州人“祈雨”——免得他自家的庄稼绝收。美国西部的用水机制和水权制度已经彻底烂透了。只要它们本质上还是大规模的福利工程，就根本不可能得到解决。《Cadillac Desert》这本书讲述了造成这种局面的历史与政治根源。
…been on TV telling Utahns to "pray for rain" - so his personal crop won't fail. Western water use and water rights are broken. They can't be fixed as long as they are massive welfare projects. The book Cadillac Desert covers the history and politics of why this is so.
……西部的农场。俄克拉荷马、堪萨斯、加利福尼亚的大部分地区都将重新退化成以前所谓的“美洲大荒漠”（Great American Desert）。关于这个主题有一本绝佳的好书，可以去看看：http://www.amazon.com/Cadillac-Desert-American-Disappearing-...
…the farms in the west. Much of Oklahoma, Kansas, California will revert back into the Great American Desert (as it was known before). For a great book on the subject, check out http://www.amazon.com/Cadillac-Desert-American-Disappearing-...
关于加利福尼亚水资源开发史最权威的著作就是这本：http://www.amazon.com/Cadillac-Desert-American-Disappearing-... 尽管距今已有快三十年了，但这段历史依然极具现实意义，书中的警告同样充满先见之明。
The definitive history of water development in California is this book: http://www.amazon.com/Cadillac-Desert-American-Disappearing-... It's almost thirty years old now, but the history is just as relevant, and the warnings issued similarly prescient.