Beyond the big ditch politics, ecology, and infrastructure at the Panama Canal - Carse, Ashley 1977- (Cambridge, Massachusetts The MIT Press, 2014)
The machete and the freighter -- Monte -- Making the Panama Canal Watershed -- Frank Robinson's map -- Life along the river (Miocene-1903) -- Canal construction and the politics of water -- Pueblos perdidos or how the lake ate the river -- The agricultural possibilities of the Canal Zone -- Getting across and getting around -- the world united, Panama divided -- The conquest of the jungle -- Weeds -- A demanding environment.
(viewed 15 November 2021)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Electronic books; Panama Canal (Panama) -- Design and construction; Panama Canal (Panama) -- Social conditions; Panama Canal (Panama) -- Environmental aspects