Competition for water resources : experiences and management approaches in the US and Europe /
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Amsterdam :
Elsevier,
[2017]
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Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; Competition for Water Resources; Competition for Water Resources: Experiences and Management Approaches in the US and Europe; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgment; 1
- Regional Water Scarcity Problems; 1.1
- Meeting the Challenge of Water Scarcity in the Western United States; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. OVERVIEW OF WATER IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES; 2.1 Resource Availability; 2.2 Water Use; 2.3 Water Management; 3. ADDRESSING WATER SCARCITY; 3.1 Water Development; 3.2 Conservation; 3.3 Water Transfers
- 4. STATE, FEDERAL, AND LOCAL GOVERNANCE OF WATER RESOURCES4.1 State Authority; 4.2 Federal Influence; 4.3 Tribal Water Claims; 4.4 Local Collaboration; 5. CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; 1.2
- Competition for Water Resources From the European Perspective; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. THE "GREAT DIVIDE" OF THE EUROPEAN UNION; 3. THE WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE; 4. WISHFUL THINKING OR A DANGEROUS MISMATCH?; 5. CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; 1.3
- Institutional Aspects and Policy Background of Water Scarcity Problems in the United States; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. INSTREAM FLOWS; 3. SPECIFICATION OF APPROPRIATIVE RIGHTS
- 4. TRANSFERABILITY OF APPROPRIATIVE RIGHTS5. ENFORCEMENT OF APPROPRIATIVE WATER RIGHTS; 6. CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; 2
- Areas of Competition for Water Resources
- Experiences from the US and Europe; 2.1
- Water for Food Production; 2.1.1
- Challenges for US Irrigated Agriculture in the Face of Emerging Demands and Climate Change ; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. WATER SUPPLY AND DEMAND CHALLENGES FOR US IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE; 2.1 Challenges Facing Irrigated Agriculture; 2.1.1 Native American Water Rights; 2.1.2 Instream (Environmental) Flows; 2.1.3 Water for Energy Expansion
- 2.1.4 Climate Change and Water Resources2.2 The Challenge for Agricultural Water Conservation; 2.2.1 Sustainability of US Western Irrigated Agriculture; 2.2.2 Sustainability of US Eastern Irrigated Agriculture; 3. HOW IMPORTANT IS IRRIGATION TO US AGRICULTURE?; 3.1 Where Does Irrigation Occur and What Does It Produce?; 3.2 How Much Water Is Applied, What Is Its Source, and What Does It Cost?; 4. HOW EFFICIENT IS IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE?; 5. IRRIGATION INVESTMENTS AND FUNDING SOURCES; 6. WATER CONSERVATION POLICY: A WATERSHED PERSPECTIVE; REFERENCES
- 2.1.2
- The Water-Energy Nexus and Irrigated Agriculture in the United States: Trends and Analyses1. INTRODUCTION; 2. TRENDS IN US IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE; 2.1 Irrigated Acreage, Water Rates, and Energy Costs per Acre for the United States; 2.2 Regional Irrigated Acreage, Water Use, and Energy Costs; 3. IRRIGATED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION MODEL: AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION; 3.1 Model; 3.2 Data; 3.3 Decision Variables and Management Regime; 4. REGIONAL GROUNDWATER USAGE: WATER AVAILABILITY AND ENERGY COSTS; 4.1 Abundant Groundwater Supplies; 4.2 Scarce Groundwater Supplies; 5. CONCLUSIONS