A Twenty-First Century US Water Policy - Christian-Smith, Juliet; Gleick, Peter H.; Cooley, Heather
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As is becoming clearer and clearer, pressures on water resources in the United States are growing, with no foreseeable end in sight. This book culls together independent analysis of freshwater availability; water usage in agriculture, municipalities, tribal settlements, and energy production; exisiting legal frameworks; environmental justice movements; and data on water quality and climate change. The result is a visionary proposal for a coherent and criticallyneeded federal water policy.

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Produktbeschreibung
As is becoming clearer and clearer, pressures on water resources in the United States are growing, with no foreseeable end in sight. This book culls together independent analysis of freshwater availability; water usage in agriculture, municipalities, tribal settlements, and energy production; exisiting legal frameworks; environmental justice movements; and data on water quality and climate change. The result is a visionary proposal for a coherent and criticallyneeded federal water policy.
Autorenporträt
Juliet Christian-Smith is Senior Research Associate with the Pacific Institute's Water Program and a National Academy of Sciences Frontiers of Science Fellow. Peter H. Gleick is Co-Founder and President of the Pacific Institute in Oakland, California.