| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 242 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Physical Medium |
monochrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
"Natural Resources Law Center, University of Colorado School of Law." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-223) and index. |
| Contents |
1. The West's Gordian Knot -- 2. Water in a Changing West -- 3. Voices -- 4. The West Today -- 5. River Basin Stories -- 6. Losing Sight of the Headwaters -- 7. The Journey to Rediscovery -- 8. Change and Rediscovery in Western Water -- Epilogue: History Need Not Repeat Itself -- Appendix: The Language of Water. |
| Summary |
To most Americans - and even to most Westerners - water policy seems to be a complicated, hypertechnical, and incomprehensible subject: a tangle of engineering jargon and legalese surrounding a complex, delicate, and interrelated structure. Decisions concerning the public's waters involve precious little public participation, and under such circumstances, reform seems risky at best. |
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Searching Out the Headwaters seeks to address the situation by providing a framework for understanding western water use and the outmoded rules that govern it. Only by understanding the waters of the West and the people whose lives and livelihoods depend on them can concerned citizens comprehend the seriousness of the current situation and help take steps toward reform. |
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The authors begin by tracing the history and evolution of the uses of western water. They describe the demographic and economic changes now occurring in the region and identify the many communities of interest involved in all water-use issues. After examining the central precepts of current water policy, along with its original rationale and subsequent evolution, the authors consider the reform movement that has recently begun to emerge. |
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They conclude by laying the foundations for a water policy that can meet the needs of the new West and by discussing the various means for effectively implementing such a policy, including market economics, regulation, the broad-based use of scientific knowledge, and open and full public participation. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Water-supply -- Government policy -- West (U.S.) -- Congresses.
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Water-supply -- Government policy. |
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Water-supply. |
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Environmental policy -- West (U.S.) -- Congresses.
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Environmental policy. |
| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Bates, Sarah F.
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University of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Searching out the headwaters. Washington, D.C. : Island Press, ©1993 (DLC) 93004637 (OCoLC)28149531 |
| ISBN |
1559632178 alk. pap. |
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9781559632171 alk. pap. |
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1559632186 paperback alk. pap. |
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9781559632188 paperback alk. pap. |
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9781610913232 |
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161091323X |
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