Competition for California Water : Alternative Resolutions / Ann Foley Scheuring, Ernest A. Engelbert.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

B. Delworth, Gardner, Contributor.

Charles V., Moore, Contributor.

Christian, Werner, Contributor.

Curtis D., Lynn, Contributor.

Dean E., Mann, Contributor.

Erman, Don C., Contributor.

Edward, Vine, Contributor.

Engelbert, Ernest A., Editor.

Eugene C., Lee, Contributor.

Foley Scheuring, Ann, Editor.

Frank G., Mittelbach, Contributor.

Gerald D., Bowden, Contributor.

Glenn W., Harrison, Contributor.

Gunther, Barth, Contributor.

H.J., Vaux, Contributor.

Harrison C., Dunning, Contributor.

J. Herbert, Snyder, Contributor.

L.T., Wallace, Contributor.

Larry J., Kimbell, Contributor.

Mark N., Christensen, Contributor.

Michael B., Teitz, Contributor.

Norris C., Hundley, Contributor.

Raymond H., Coppock, Contributor.

Richard A., Walker, Contributor.

Richard E., Howitt, Contributor.

Richard L., Perrine, Contributor.

Robert M., Hagan, Contributor.

Robert S., Loomis, Contributor.

Roger W., Clark, Contributor.

Stahrl W., Edmunds, Contributor.

Bradshaw, Ted K., Contributor.

William H., Bruvold, Contributor.

William W., Wood, Contributor.

William, Rains, Contributor.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 p.)

Edition:

Reprint 2020

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

California's water is at the center of an intense economic and political struggle. A balance between supply and demand must be reached, but it is far from certain that all Californians will get as much water as they want at a price they feel is right. Competition for California Water presents essential information on key issues, including: Costs: What would be the yields and what would be the costs, in dollars as well as less tangible values, of developing new sources of water? Cost-sharing: How much of the cost of water development and distribution should be borne by the general public, and how much by water users and other beneficiaries? Environmental protection: To what extent should environmental values be protected? Conservation: To what extent can the need for new water development be offset by conservation and more efficient use of water? Institutional reform: Can changes in the laws and institutions of California produce a more efficient system of water supply and management? Agriculture: How much increase in cost and/or loss of water can California agriculture bear and still remain competitive? Thirty-one experts on all aspects of this topic project alternative futures for California's water supply. Written in nontechnical language, Competition for California Water is an invaluable source of information for Californians concerned with the future of their state. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1982.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION: THE PROBLEM, THE RESOURCE, THE COMPETITION

CHAPTER II. AGRICULTURE

CHAPTER III. MUNICIPAL AND DOMESTIC USE

CHAPTER IV. INDUSTRY

CHAPTER V. ENERGY

CHAPTER VI. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND RECREATION

CHAPTER VII. LIFESTYLES

CHAPTER VIII. THE ECONOMICS OF WATER ALLOCATION

CHAPTER IX. INSTITUTIONS: CUSTOMS, LAWS AND ORGANIZATIONS

CHAPTER X. POLITICAL DYNAMICS AND DECISION MAKING

CHAPTER XI. AN OVERVIEW: THE CONFLICTS AND THE QUESTIONS

AUTHORS AND CONTRIBUTORS

REVIEWERS

DISCUSSION LEADERS AND RECORDERS

Notes:

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Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-520-30989-8

OCLC:

1229161181