DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL, CONSTRUCTION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
FALL 2016
CIV E 401 - CIVIL ENGINEERING AND SOCIETY
INTRUCTORS:  V. M. PONCE AND D. R. WERDOWATZ
    
LIST OF BOOKS FOR TERM PAPERS
No. Author(s) Title YearThemeLink
1 George Kennan The Salton Sea: An Account of Harriman's fight with the Colorado River 1917 History of the formation of the Salton Sea
2 Vladimir I. Vernadsky The Biosphere 1926 The functioning of the biosphere
3 Rachel CarsonSilent Spring 1962 The environmental impact of pesticides
4 James LovelockGaia: A new look at life on Earth 1979 The relation between atmosphere and biosphere
5 Mark ReisnerCadillac Desert1984 The plight of water supply in Southern California
6 Mikhail I. BudykoThe Evolution of the Biosphere1986The development of the biosphere through geologic time
7 The Brundtland Commission Our Common Future 1987 Birth of the concept of sustainable development
8 John McPhee"Atchafalaya" in The Control of Nature1989 Hydraulic engineering control of the Lower Mississippi river
9 Al GoreEarth in the Balance:  Ecology and the Human Spirit1991 Contemporary environmental awareness
10 Al GoreAn Inconvenient Truth: The Crisis of Global Warming2004Public awareness on global climate change
11 Max Arax and Rick WartzmanThe King of California: J. G. Boswell and the Making of a Secret American Empire2004 Development of Tulare Lake for irrigation
12 James LovelockThe Revenge of Gaia: Why the Earth is Fighting Back 2006 The Earth's climate crisis
13 Linus TorvaldsJust for fun: The story of an accidental revolutionary 2002 Autobiography of the creator of Linux
14 Tim Berners-LeeWeaving the web: The original design and ultimate destiny of the world wide web 2000 The creation of the WWW as told by its creator
15 Robert GlennonWater follies: Groundwater pumping and the fate of America's fresh waters 2002 The case for groundwater sustainability
16 Spencer WellsThe journey of man: A genetic odyssey 2002 The history and development of early humankind (genetics, paleontology, and climatology)


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