The development of water resources planning in the United States from the Reclamation Act of 1902 to the Principles and Standards of 1973 : an assessment based on original sources / David C. Major and Eugene Z. Stakhiv.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Major, David C., author.

Stakhiv, Eugene Z., author.

Series:

Planning methods in an era of challenge and change.

IWR Maass-White series ; 5.

Planning methods in an era of challenge and change

IWR Maass-White series ; 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water-supply--Government policy--United States--History--20th century.

Water-supply.

Water resources development--United States.

Water resources development.

Water-supply--Government policy.

United States.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 170) : illustrations, maps.

Place of Publication:

Alexandria, VA : IWR Press ; 2019.

Summary:

This book provides an assessment of the development of water resources planning in the United States from the Reclamation Act of 1902 to the Principles and Standards of 1973 based on original sources. There are twelve essays, each focused on a significant law, original report, or book. The essays aim to provide concise descriptions of the works and their background and explain their importance both at the time they were written and later. The book has four sections: I: Three important laws prior to World War II;II: The beginning of standard multipurpose planning with benefit-cost analysis;III: The development of new multi-objective and computer methods through 1973; andIV: Perspectives Related products: Discover more resources relating to Water Management Find more publications produced by the US Department of Defense, US Army, Army Corps of Engineers

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-168) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 16, 2020).

ISBN:

9780578441054

0578441055

9780160953873

0160953871

OCLC:

1134982495