Is A River Alive - Robert MacfarlaneDESCRIPTION At its heart is a single, transformative idea: that rivers are not mere matter for human use, but living beings who should be recognised as such in both imagination and law. Is a River Alive? takes the reader on an exhilarating exploration of the past, present and futures of this ancient, urgent concept. The book flows first to northern Ecuador, where a miraculous cloud forest and its rivers are threatened by goldmining. Then, to the