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Overtapped oasis : reform or revolution for western water / / Marc Reisner and Sarah Bates ; foreword by Bruce Babbitt
| Overtapped oasis : reform or revolution for western water / / Marc Reisner and Sarah Bates ; foreword by Bruce Babbitt |
| Autore | Reisner Marc |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : Island Press, , [1990] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (218 pages) |
| Disciplina | 333.9100978 |
| Soggetto topico |
Water-supply - Government policy - West (U.S.)
Water resources development - Government policy - West (U.S.) Water conservation - Government policy - West (U.S.) |
| ISBN | 1-61091-295-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- About Island Press -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I: A Brief Look at Western Water History -- The Inevitable Federal Role -- How the Government Watered the West -- The Fruits of Water Development: A Balance Sheet -- Environmental Costs and Benefits -- The Columbia River Dams -- The Central Valley Project and Tulare Basin Dams -- Other Disappearing Wildlife Habitats -- The Colorado River -- Rare and Endangered Species, Recreation, and Other Environmental Matters -- The "New" Bureau of Reclamation -- Part II: Water and the Law: How the West's Most Valuable Resource Is Allocated, Used, and Wasted -- The Basics of Western Water Law -- The Origins of Prior Appropriation -- Problems with the Prior Appropriation System -- Water Transfers in the System -- Water Transfer Procedures -- State Laws and Policies -- Area of Origin Protection -- Instream Flow Protection -- Public Interest and Public Trust Issues -- Salvaged Water -- Interstate Transfer Restrictions -- Federal Water -- The Reclamation Water Right -- Selling or Leasing Reclamation Water -- Indian Water Transfers -- The Winters Doctrine -- Obstacles to Indian Water Marketing -- Water Marketing: A Status Report -- Colorado -- Utah -- Arizona -- New Mexico -- California -- Nevada -- Idaho -- Other Western States -- Trends and Prospects -- Part III: A Modest Proposal: Modernizing Water Management in the West -- The Realm of the Possible -- The High Plains District's Conservation Program -- A Paradigm of Conservation? -- The First Set of Recommendations: The Federal Level -- The Second Set of Recommendations: The State Level -- A Final Recommendation: A Conserved Water Trust for the Environment -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: The Imperial Irrigation District/Metropolitan Water District Water Transfer: A Case Study.
Appendix B: Department of the Interior Water Transfer Policy -- Appendix C: Bureau of Reclamation Directory -- Bibliography -- Index -- Board of Directors. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797051203321 |
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| Washington, District of Columbia : , : Island Press, , [1990] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Overtapped oasis : reform or revolution for western water / / Marc Reisner and Sarah Bates ; foreword by Bruce Babbitt
| Overtapped oasis : reform or revolution for western water / / Marc Reisner and Sarah Bates ; foreword by Bruce Babbitt |
| Autore | Reisner Marc |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : Island Press, , [1990] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (218 pages) |
| Disciplina | 333.9100978 |
| Soggetto topico |
Water-supply - Government policy - West (U.S.)
Water resources development - Government policy - West (U.S.) Water conservation - Government policy - West (U.S.) |
| ISBN | 1-61091-295-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- About Island Press -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I: A Brief Look at Western Water History -- The Inevitable Federal Role -- How the Government Watered the West -- The Fruits of Water Development: A Balance Sheet -- Environmental Costs and Benefits -- The Columbia River Dams -- The Central Valley Project and Tulare Basin Dams -- Other Disappearing Wildlife Habitats -- The Colorado River -- Rare and Endangered Species, Recreation, and Other Environmental Matters -- The "New" Bureau of Reclamation -- Part II: Water and the Law: How the West's Most Valuable Resource Is Allocated, Used, and Wasted -- The Basics of Western Water Law -- The Origins of Prior Appropriation -- Problems with the Prior Appropriation System -- Water Transfers in the System -- Water Transfer Procedures -- State Laws and Policies -- Area of Origin Protection -- Instream Flow Protection -- Public Interest and Public Trust Issues -- Salvaged Water -- Interstate Transfer Restrictions -- Federal Water -- The Reclamation Water Right -- Selling or Leasing Reclamation Water -- Indian Water Transfers -- The Winters Doctrine -- Obstacles to Indian Water Marketing -- Water Marketing: A Status Report -- Colorado -- Utah -- Arizona -- New Mexico -- California -- Nevada -- Idaho -- Other Western States -- Trends and Prospects -- Part III: A Modest Proposal: Modernizing Water Management in the West -- The Realm of the Possible -- The High Plains District's Conservation Program -- A Paradigm of Conservation? -- The First Set of Recommendations: The Federal Level -- The Second Set of Recommendations: The State Level -- A Final Recommendation: A Conserved Water Trust for the Environment -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: The Imperial Irrigation District/Metropolitan Water District Water Transfer: A Case Study.
Appendix B: Department of the Interior Water Transfer Policy -- Appendix C: Bureau of Reclamation Directory -- Bibliography -- Index -- Board of Directors. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818814403321 |
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Reisner Marc
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| Washington, District of Columbia : , : Island Press, , [1990] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Shopping for water / / by Peter Culp
| Shopping for water / / by Peter Culp |
| Autore | Culp Peter W. |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2015.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : , : Imprint : Island Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (41 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.9100978 |
| Soggetto topico | Pollution |
| ISBN |
9781610916745
1610916743 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction -- 2 -- The Western Water Crisis: Long Time Brewing, Now On The Boil -- 3 -- Reforming Western Water Law And Policy -- 4. Questions And Concerns -- 5. Conclusion. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910299424903321 |
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Culp Peter W.
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| Washington, DC : , : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : , : Imprint : Island Press, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A study guide for Mark Reisner's "cadillac desert : the American West and its disappearing water" / / editor Elizabeth Thomason
| A study guide for Mark Reisner's "cadillac desert : the American West and its disappearing water" / / editor Elizabeth Thomason |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Farmington Hills, Michigan : , : The Gale Group, , 2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (28 pages) |
| Disciplina | 333.9100978 |
| Collana | Nonfiction Classics for Students |
| Soggetto topico | Irrigation - Government policy - West (U.S.) - History |
| ISBN | 1-4103-4227-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910155651203321 |
| Farmington Hills, Michigan : , : The Gale Group, , 2001 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Water is for fighting over : and other myths about water in the West / / John Fleck
| Water is for fighting over : and other myths about water in the West / / John Fleck |
| Autore | Fleck John <1959-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : Island Press, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (264 pages) |
| Disciplina | 333.9100978 |
| Soggetto topico | Water-supply - West (U.S.) |
| ISBN | 1-61091-680-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- About IP -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Rejoining the Sea -- Chapter 2. Water Squandered on a Cow -- Chapter 3. Fountains in the Desert -- Chapter 4. Negotiating the Rapids -- Chapter 5. Arizona's Worst Enemy -- Chapter 6. Averting Tragedy -- Chapter 7. Turning Off LA's Tap -- Chapter 8. So Cal Cuts Back -- Chapter 9. The Great Fallowing -- Chapter 10. Emptying Lake Mead -- Chapter 11. Who's Left Out? -- Chapter 12. A Beaver Returns to the Delta -- Chapter 13. Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- IP Board of Directors. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910796923903321 |
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Fleck John <1959->
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| Washington, DC : , : Island Press, , [2016] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Water is for fighting over : and other myths about water in the West / / John Fleck
| Water is for fighting over : and other myths about water in the West / / John Fleck |
| Autore | Fleck John <1959-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : Island Press, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (264 pages) |
| Disciplina | 333.9100978 |
| Soggetto topico | Water-supply - West (U.S.) |
| ISBN | 1-61091-680-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- About IP -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Rejoining the Sea -- Chapter 2. Water Squandered on a Cow -- Chapter 3. Fountains in the Desert -- Chapter 4. Negotiating the Rapids -- Chapter 5. Arizona's Worst Enemy -- Chapter 6. Averting Tragedy -- Chapter 7. Turning Off LA's Tap -- Chapter 8. So Cal Cuts Back -- Chapter 9. The Great Fallowing -- Chapter 10. Emptying Lake Mead -- Chapter 11. Who's Left Out? -- Chapter 12. A Beaver Returns to the Delta -- Chapter 13. Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- IP Board of Directors. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827040003321 |
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Fleck John <1959->
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| Washington, DC : , : Island Press, , [2016] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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