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050	0	0	_aHD1695.A17 _bW364 1988
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245	0	0	_aWater and arid lands of the western United States / _cedited by Mohamed T. El-Ashry and Diana C. Gibbons.
246	3		_aWater & Arid Lands of the Western United States
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c1988.
300			_a1 online resource (xii, 415 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505	0	0	_tThe West in profile / _rM.T. El-Ashry and D.C. Gibbons -- _tThe Great American Desert transformed: aridity, exploitation and imperialism in the making of the modern American West / _rN. Hundley -- _tThe Central Valley of California / _rC.V. Moore and R.E. Howitt -- _tLand and water management issues: Texas High Plains / _rR.D. Lacewell and J.G. Lee -- _tWater resources of the Upper Colorado River Basin: problems and policy alternatives / _rC.W. Howe and W.A. Ahrens.
520			_aDespite impressive innovations by some states, western water laws and institutions now in place were designed chiefly for an earlier era and have not adapted to the new demands and stresses on water resources. In Water and the Arid Lands of the Western United States the authors explore the nature of water demands in the agricultural and municipal sectors and set forth prescriptions for the west to move away from its historical reliance on expensive supply-side projects and toward better management of existing supplies. Six cases studies by experts in the field illustrate specific examples of water management issues. Taking as foci the Central Valley of California, the High Plains of Texas, and the Upper Basin of the Colorado River, three of the case studies examine problems faced by the large urban areas of southern California; Tucson, Arizona; and Denver, Colorado. A concluding chapter suggests practical policy options and politically feasible institutional changes for maximizing the efficiency of water use and minimizing the conflict associated with the reallocation of limited water supplies.
650		0	_aWater-supply _zWest (U.S.)
650		0	_aWater resources development _zWest (U.S.)
650		0	_aIrrigation _zWest (U.S.)
650		0	_aArid regions _zWest (U.S.) _xManagement.
700	1		_aEl-Ashry, Mohamed T., _eeditor.
700	1		_aGibbons, Diana C., _eeditor.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521350402
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511666902
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