In search of sustainable water management
Subtitle: international lessons for the American West and beyond
By: edited by Douglas S. Kenney.
Contributors: Kenney, Douglas S., 1964-
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing; Edward Elgar Pub.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Northampton, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 185
Subjects: Water-supply -- West (U.S.) -- Management; Water resources development -- West (U.S.); Sustainable development -- West (U.S.); Water-supply -- Management -- Case studies; Water resources development -- Case studies; Sustainable development -- Case studies
Genres: Case studies.
Description: Water issues in the American West share many similarities with those seen elsewhere in the world as population growth exacerbates longstanding problems of inappropriate water use and management. The contributors to this timely volume examine the universal challenge of sustainable water management to improve the use of water resources already developed and find ways to moderate our growing collective thirst. The volume begins with a exploration of the opportunities, arguments, and mechanisms for transferring lessons between the American West and foreign nations. Succeeding chapters cover individual issues such as: water allocation and the relationship between market mechanisms and government-based approaches, the challenge of environmental protection, the protection of cultural values with a focus on indigenous water rights, the significance of international and interstate rivers in promoting regional conflict and cooperation, and the role of water management in sustainable development. A comprehensive look at one of our most pressing issues, In Search of Sustainable Water Management will be of great interest to scholars and practitioners int he areas of water management, law, policy studies, economics, planning, and public administration.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.