Florida's water : a fragile resource in a vulnerable state / / Tom Swihart

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910799905303321
• Autore: Swihart Thomas L. <1929-, >
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C. : , : RFF Press, , 2011
• ISBN: 1-280-87359-0; 9786613714909; 1-136-52165-8; 1-136-52164-X; 1-936331-93-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (289 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.6109759
• Soggetti: Hydrologic cycle - Florida; Water quality - Florida; Water - Pollution - Florida; Water - Florida; Water-supply - Florida; Florida Environmental conditions
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Florida's Water: A Fragile Resource in a Vulnerable State; Copyright; About the Author; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Note About Common References; Introduction; Part I: The Framework of Water Management; 1. The Watery Foundation; 2. Origins of the Modern Water Management System; 3. The Responsibilities of Water Management; Part II: ""Celebrating Diversity"": Five Philosophies for Five Water Management Districts; 4. Five Philosophies for Five Water Management Districts?; 5. Suwannee River: God Made It and Gravity Runs It; 6. Northwest Florida: The Forgotten District; 7. Southwest Florida: A Truce in the ""Water Wars""8. The St. Johns River District: Reaching the Limits of Water Supply?; 9. South Florida Water Management District: Managing Nature?; Part III: The Issues; 10. Water Supply Is Easy; 11. Saving the Water; 12. Charge a Few Nickels for Water; 13. Farming the Water; 14. Turning Up the Thermostat in ; Paradise; Part IV: The Water Future; 15. Will Florida Get the Water Future Right?; Appendix 1: Milestones of Water Management in Florida; Appendix 2: 2008 Water Congress Recommendations; Appendix 3: List of Abbreviations and Acronyms; Appendix 4: GlossaryIndex
• Sommario/riassunto: Florida's Water poses fundamental questions about water sustainability in the United States' fourth largest state. Florida has long-standing water quality problems. Global climate change threatens to intensify Florida's floods and droughts, make hurricanes more common or more damaging, and eventually submerge much of low-lying Florida, including the Everglades. How can Florida meet these extraordinary challenges? And what lessons does the Florida experience hold for other states? This book fully integrates the many diverse responsibilities of water management into a readable and compelling com