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Author_Grenetta Thomassey Ph.D.
Author_Zachary A. Smith
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Clean Water Act
Dams
Ecosystems
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Fish
Flood Control
Great Lakes
Groundwater
Hydroelectric Power
Irrigation
Native Americans
Natural Resources
Oceans
Quality Standards
Riparian Lands
Rivers
Safe Drinking Water Act
Water Resources
Watersheds
Product details
- ISBN 9781576076491
- Weight: 539g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 23 Apr 2003
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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A compelling look at the challenges of freshwater conservation and management issues facing the United States at the start of the new millennium.
Battles have been fought, lives have been lost, countries divided-and all for one reason-water. Freshwater Issues provides a quick education in the basics and essential issues of freshwater management. From water supply and resource information to the role of water in ecosystems, the coverage also provides global water data, examines uncertainties about future water supplies, and addresses technological advances in the development of water resources and environmental safeguards.
Thorough treatment is given to water rights, allocation issues, and U.S. water laws and their many regional variations. This is followed by an explanation of the economics of water, from ownership and pricing to social impact and discussions of often-conflicting public, environmental, and private interests. The war over water has just begun.
Zachary Smith is Regents' Professor of political science at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ.
Grenetta Thomassey is in the Department of Political Science at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ.
