| Description |
1 online resource |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
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 United States still has no cohesive federal policy, and water-related authorities are dispersed across more than 30 agencies. Here, at last, is a vision for what we as a nation need to do to manage our most vital resource. In this book, leading thinkers at world-class water research institution the Pacific Institute present clear and readable analysis and recommendations for a new federal water policy to confront our national and global challenges at a critical. |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: The Soft Path for Water; 1. The Water of the United States: Freshwater Availability and Use; 2. Legal and Institutional Framework of Water Management, Juliet Christian-Smith and Lucy Allen; 3. Water and Environmental Justice; 4. Tribes and Water; 5. Water Quality; 6. Protecting Freshwater Ecosystems; 7. Municipal Water Use; 8. Water and Agriculture; 9. Water and Energy; 10. Water and Climate; 11. United States International Water Policy; 12. Conclusions and Recommendations. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Water-supply -- Government policy -- United States.
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Water-supply -- Government policy. |
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United States. |
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Water-supply. |
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Water-supply -- United States -- Management.
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Management. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Christian-Smith, Juliet.
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Cooley, Heather.
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| Added Title |
21st century U.S. water policy |
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21st century US water policy |
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Twenty-first century U.S. water policy |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Gleick, Peter H. Twenty-first century US water policy. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012 9780199859443 (DLC) 2011041073 (OCoLC)759084165 |
| ISBN |
9780199859450 (electronic book) |
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0199859450 (electronic book) |
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9780199859443 |
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0199859442 |
| Standard No. |
9786613925916 |
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