Scarce Water and Institutional Change
Seiten
2011
Resources for the Future Press (RFF Press) (Verlag)
978-1-61726-081-0 (ISBN)
Resources for the Future Press (RFF Press) (Verlag)
978-1-61726-081-0 (ISBN)
Assesses alternative approaches to meeting long-term water needs and resolving conflicts among competing water users in five areas: the Columbia River Basin; Kern County, California; south California; Virginia Beach, Virginia; and, northeastern Colorado.
The authors assess alternative approaches to meeting long-term water needs and resolving conflicts among competing water users in five areas: the Columbia River Basin; Kern County, California; south California; Virginia Beach, Virginia; and northeastern Colorado. This book argues that America's water supply problems are caused largely by bad habits and poor policies-especially policies that price water far under its true value.
Originally published in 1986
The authors assess alternative approaches to meeting long-term water needs and resolving conflicts among competing water users in five areas: the Columbia River Basin; Kern County, California; south California; Virginia Beach, Virginia; and northeastern Colorado. This book argues that America's water supply problems are caused largely by bad habits and poor policies-especially policies that price water far under its true value.
Originally published in 1986
Kenneth D. Frederick
1: Overview; 2: Competition Between Irrigation and Hydropower in the Pacific Northwest; 3: Water Scarcity and Gains from Trade in Kern County, California; 4: Satisfying Southern California's Thirst for Water: Efficient Alternatives; 5: Costs of Water Management Institutions: The Case of Southeastern Virginia; 6: Innovations in Water Management: Lessons from the Colorado-Big Thompson Project and Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 19.1.2011 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | RFF Water Policy Set |
| Verlagsort | Washington |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 340 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz |
| ISBN-10 | 1-61726-081-9 / 1617260819 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-61726-081-0 / 9781617260810 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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