Overview
Reviewing key dimensions of this problem: the challenges of population and economic growth
Using market forces to facilitate the movement of water resources and to mitigate the risk of water shortages
The risk of increasing water-supply volatility, and the historical disjunction that has developed between and among rural and urban water users regarding the amount we consume and the price we pay for water
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The American West has a long tradition of conflict over water. But after fifteen years of drought across the region, it is no longer simply conflict: it is crisis. In the face of unprecedented declines in reservoir storage and groundwater reserves throughout the West, this book focuses on a set of policies that could contribute to a lasting solution: using market forces to facilitate the movement of water resources and to mitigate the risk of water shortages.
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Book Title: Shopping for water
Authors: Peter Culp, Robert Glennon, Gary Libecap
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-674-5
Publisher: Island Press Washington, DC
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Peter Culp 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-61091-674-5Published: 30 October 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IV, 36
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations
Topics: Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution