{"product_id":"nourishing-growth-and-suffocating-life-water-politics-and-infrastructure-in-urban-oklahoma-paperback","title":"Nourishing Growth and Suffocating Life: Water, Politics, and Infrastructure in Urban Oklahoma - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel Mains\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, to declining water levels in the Colorado River, water quality problems in the United States have become increasingly common. In \u003ci\u003eNourishing Growth and Suffocating Life\u003c\/i\u003e, Daniel Mains argues that all too often subsidizing economic growth has self-destructive consequences for drinking water and stormwater infrastructure. Mains examines the case of Norman, Oklahoma, a liberal college town in one of the reddest states in the country, that is in many ways a microcosm of the nation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mains begins with Lake Thunderbird, a reservoir that displaced members of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe and allowed Norman's population to nearly triple in sixty years. Norman's growth damaged the quality of water in Lake Thunderbird, causing the city to invest millions of dollars to improve its tap water. Each chapter examines examples of the intersection between self-destructive growth, water, and politics. Mains takes readers on a journey into urban creeks that erode backyards, Facebook battles over stormwater infrastructure, and city council policy debates that veer from water to policing. Taking into consideration how conceptions of community and belonging shape the distribution of resources, \u003ci\u003eNourishing Growth and Suffocating Life\u003c\/i\u003e explores how cities can achieve water security and sustainable growth in an era of increasing distrust in government and scientific expertise. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Mains\u003c\/b\u003e is Wick Cary Professor of Anthropology and African Studies at the University of Oklahoma. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eUnder Construction: Technologies of Development in Urban Ethiopia\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHope Is Cut: Youth, Unemployment, and the Future in Urban Ethiopia\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.8 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978270638381,"sku":"9781496240194","price":26.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/lgtvNw7O209781496240194.webp?v=1775801376","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/nourishing-growth-and-suffocating-life-water-politics-and-infrastructure-in-urban-oklahoma-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}