The dry years
Introduction : cities, sprawl, and climate change
The triumph of metropolitanism, 1885-1910
The defeat of conservationism, 1910-1920
The rise and fall of the American dream, 1920-1945
The wet years
The boom of suburban growth, 1945-1965
The bust of urban decline, 1965-1985
The rebirth of urban nature, 1985-2011
Conclusion : cities, adaptation, and prairie wetlands.