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Author Kanazawa, Mark, author.

Title Golden rules : the origins of California water law in the Gold Rush / Mark Kanazawa.

Publication Info. Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2015.

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 351 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Markets and governments in economic history
Markets and governments in economic history.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction -- Economic theory and the evolution of water law -- Water and the technologies of mining -- Watering the diggings: the development of the ditch industry -- The informal law of the mining camps -- Origins of the common law of mining and water rights -- The origins of prior appropriation -- Water quality and the law of nuisance -- Bursting dams and the law of nuisance -- Conclusions.
Summary Fresh water has become scarce and will become even more so in the coming years, as continued population growth places ever greater demands on the supply of fresh water. At the same time, options for increasing that supply look to be ever more limited. No longer can we rely on technological solutions to meet growing demand. What we need is better management of the available water supply to ensure it goes further toward meeting basic human needs. But better management requires that we both understand the history underlying our current water regulation regime and think seriously about what change.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Water rights -- California -- History -- 19th century.
Water rights.
California.
History.
Chronological Term 19th century
Subject Gold mines and mining -- California -- Water-supply -- History -- 19th century.
Gold mines and mining.
Water-supply.
California -- Gold discoveries.
Chronological Term 1800-1899
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Kanazawa, Mark. Golden rules 9780226258676 (DLC) 2014041296 (OCoLC)890757501
ISBN 9780226258706 (electronic book)
022625870X (electronic book)
9780226258676 (print)