NDLI: Technology and the Creation of Wilderness: The Making of Quabbin Reservoir

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Farnham, T.J.
Copyright Year	2007
Description	Author affiliation: Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas (Farnham, T.J.)
Abstract	Large dams in the United States have frequently been the targets of attacks by environmentalists who believe that the dams and the reservoirs they create are violations of wilderness. There are currently numerous proposals to dismantle some dams in order to restore river ecosystems to their pre-dam conditions, including Hetch Hetchy Reservoir's O' Shaunnessy Dam. Less attention has been paid to those dams and reservoirs that have arguably created protected areas that otherwise may have been subject to degradation from development. The Quabbin Reservoir, the primary water source for metropolitan Boston, serves as a prime example. Viewed as an engineering success in the 1930s, the Quabbin project consisted of two large earthen dams and a 25 mile-long tunnel to supply Boston with high-quality, unfiltered water from a submerged valley in central Massachusetts. Although building the reservoir required the taking of four towns by eminent domain, the reservoir and surrounding lands are now viewed favorably by the public as a "watershed wilderness. " This paper explores the ramifications of how technology - in this case, the construction of a large water supply system - serves as a creator of wilderness, as opposed to destroyer.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	5
File Size	565833
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781424405862
DOI	10.1109/ISTAS.2007.4362215
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2007-06-01
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Reservoirs Water resources Rivers Protection Ecosystems Humans Cities and towns Lakes Marine animals Surface topography
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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