Arizona Environmental Water Needs Assessment Methodology Guidebook
Author: Joanna Nadeau
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Published: 2012
Total Pages: 54
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Determining the best methods for quantifying environmental flow needs depends on what is to be studied as well as how the information will be used.... This guidebook will provide a description of the methodologies used in Arizona to define the environment's need for water. Depending on the geographic context, the time and effort available, and whether the goal is restoration or maintenance of an ecosystem, some methods will be more appropriate for a given application than others. The resulting flows prescribed by each method may be more or less feasible when paired with socio-political considerations or water availability"--Introduction, page 1.