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1 online resource (xxi, 334 pages) : illustrations, maps
It is zero hour for a new US water policy. At a time when many countries are adopting new national approaches to water management, the US still has no cohesive federal policy, and water-related authorities are dispersed across more than thirty agencies. Here, at last, is a vision for what the US as a nation needs to do to manage their most vital resource. This book presents analysis and recommendations for a new federal water policy to confront these national and global challenges at a critical time.
Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction: Soft path for water -- Water of the United States: freshwater availability and use / Peter H Gleick -- Legal and institutional framework of water management / Juliet Christian-Smith and Lucy Allen -- Water and environmental justice / Amy Vanderwarker -- Tribes and water / Kate A Berry -- Water quality / Lucy Allen -- Protecting freshwater ecosystems / Juliet Christian-Smith and Lucy Allen -- Municipal water use / Heather Cooley -- Water and agriculture / Juliet Christian-Smith -- Water and energy / Heather Cooley and Juliet Christian-Smith -- Water and climate / Heather Cooley -- United States international water policy / Peter H Gleick -- Conclusions and recommendations -- Appendix: Key pieces of federal legislation -- Notes -- About the authors -- Index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.