Economic Development and Environmental Quality in California's Water System
Author: Zach Willey
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Published: 1985
Total Pages: 92
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Author: Zach Willey
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Published: 1985
Total Pages: 92
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: W. E. Johnston
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Published: 1977
Total Pages: 48
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: W. E. Johnston
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Published: 1977
Total Pages: 37
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: United States. National Water Commission
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Published: 1971
Total Pages: 628
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Ernest A. Engelbert
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2022-03-25
Total Pages: 222
ISBN-13: 0520304810
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCalifornia’s water is at the center of an intense economic and political struggle. A balance between supply and demand must be reached, but it is far from certain that all Californians will get as much water as they want at a price they feel is right. Competition for California Water presents essential information on key issues, including: Costs: What would be the yields and what would be the costs, in dollars as well as less tangible values, of developing new sources of water? Cost-sharing: How much of the cost of water development and distribution should be borne by the general public, and how much by water users and other beneficiaries? Environmental protection: To what extent should environmental values be protected? Conservation: To what extent can the need for new water development be offset by conservation and more efficient use of water? Institutional reform: Can changes in the laws and institutions of California produce a more efficient system of water supply and management? Agriculture: How much increase in cost and/or loss of water can California agriculture bear and still remain competitive? Thirty-one experts on all aspects of this topic project alternative futures for California’s water supply. Written in nontechnical language, Competition for California Water is an invaluable source of information for Californians concerned with the future of their state. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1982.
Author: Ellen Hanak
Publisher: Public Policy Instit. of CA
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 500
ISBN-13: 1582131414
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Enrique Cabrera
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2002-01-01
Total Pages: 358
ISBN-13: 1439833834
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe spectacular industrial and economic development of the twentieth century was achieved at a considerable environmental cost. The increasingly precarious position of water, the most valuable of natural resources, reflects this trend. Today we have come to realise that concepts of sustainable development need to
Author: Public Policy Research Organization (University of California, Irvine)
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Published: 1970
Total Pages: 32
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: William Edward Cox
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Published: 1987
Total Pages: 116
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Dave Feldman
Publisher: JHU Press
Published: 2007-07-25
Total Pages: 404
ISBN-13: 9780801885884
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe shortage of fresh water is likely to be one of the most pressing issues of the twenty-first century. A UNESCO report predicts that as many as 7 billion people will face shortages of drinking water by 2050. Here, David Lewis Feldman examines river-basin management cases around the world to show how fresh water can be managed to sustain economic development while protecting the environment. He argues that policy makers can employ adaptive management to avoid making decisions that could harm the environment, to recognize and correct mistakes, and to monitor environmental and socioeconomic changes caused by previous policies. To demonstrate how adaptive management can work, Feldman applies it to the Delaware, Susquehanna, Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint, Sacramento--San Joaquin, and Columbia river basins. He assesses the impacts of runoff pollution and climate change, the environmental-justice aspects of water management, and the prospects for sustainable fresh water management. Case studies of the Murray-Darling basin in Australia, the Rhine and Danube in Europe, the Zambezi in Africa, and the Rio de la Plata in South America reveal the impediments to, and opportunities for, adaptive management on a global scale. Feldman's comprehensive investigation and practical analysis bring new insight into the global and political challenges of preserving and managing one of the planet's most important resources.