Freshwater issues : a reference handbook /
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| Language: | English |
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Santa Barbara, Calif. :
ABC-CLIO,
[2002]
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| Series: | Contemporary world issues.
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| Online Access: | Table of contents Publisher description |
Table of Contents:
- Water supply, demand, and development. Water management
- Freshwater supply: Basic hydrology ; Freshwater resource bases ; Standards for U.S. water supplies
- Demand and development: Demand for water in the United States ; Development of water supplies : technology and infrastructure
- Water rights, allocation challenges, and management problems. Water rights: Water as a natural resource ; U.S. water law : the foundation of rights
- Water allocation challenges: Economic and social concerns ; Neoclassical economic concepts ; Ownership ; Pricing
- Water-management problems : the water industry, environmental interests, and alternative approaches: Water industry ; Private interests : agricultural, municipal, and industrial competition ; Public interests : local, state, and federal responsibilities ; Environmental interests
- History of key people and events. Government framework: Federalism ; Pluralism and elitism
- General history of U.S. water management : people and events: 1700s-1800s ; 1900-1920 ; 1920-1960 ; 1960-1970 ; 1970-1990 ; 1990-2001
- Chronology : a detailed history of U.S. water policy. Federal Water Policy
- Local and state water policy
- Freshwater facts and data. Reference facts and figures: Water supply statistics ; Water demand statistics
- Policy references: U.S. policy information ; International policy information
- Directory of government and international agencies, organizations, and associations. U.S. Government Agencies: Federal government agencies ; State government agencies ; Local government agencies
- U.S. and international organizations and associations. Nonprofit organizations ; Professional organizations ; International freshwater organizations
- Selected print and nonprint resources. Print resources: Suggested biographical readings ; Books and articles
- Nonprint resources: Selected films, videos, software, CD-ROMs, databases ; Internet sites and references.