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Titolo: Confronting the nation's water problems : the role of research / / Committee on Assessment of Water Resources Research, Water Science and Technology Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : , : National Academies Press, , 2004
©2004
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiii, 310 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina: 363.6/1/0973
Soggetto topico: Water resources development - Research - United States
Water-supply - Research - United States
Water quality - Research - United States
Hydrology - Research - United States
Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
Sommario/riassunto: In order to confront the increasingly severe water problems faced by all parts of the country, the United States needs to make a new commitment to research on water resources. A new mechanism is needed to coordinate water research currently fragmented among nearly 20 federal agencies. Given the competition for water among farmers, communities, aquatic ecosystems and other users--as well as emerging challenges such as climate change and the threat of waterborne diseases--Confronting the Nation's Water Problems concludes that an additional $70 million in federal funding should go annually to water research. Funding should go specifically to the areas of water demand and use, water supply augmentation, and other institutional research topics. The book notes that overall federal funding for water research has been stagnant in real terms for the past 30 years and that the portion dedicated to research on water use and social science topics has declined considerably.
Titolo autorizzato: Confronting the nation's water problems  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-309-16589-X
1-282-08409-7
9786612084096
0-309-53335-X
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910783139903321
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