A New Era for Irrigation Contributor(s): National Research Council (Author), Division on Earth and Life Studies (Author), Commission on Geosciences Environment an (Author) |
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ISBN: 0309053315 ISBN-13: 9780309053310 Publisher: National Academies Press OUR PRICE: $51.30 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 1996 Annotation: A New Era for Irrigation draws important conclusions about whether irrigation can continue to be the nation's most significant water user, what role the federal government should play, and what the irrigation industry must do to adapt to conditions in the future. The book provides data, examples, and insightful commentary on issues such as growing competition for water resources, developments in technology and science, the role of federal subsidies, uncertainties related to American Indian water rights issues, and concern about environmental problems. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Irrigation - Science | Life Sciences - Ecology |
Dewey: 631.587 |
LCCN: 96025369 |
Physical Information: 0.74" H x 6.26" W x 9.32" (1.10 lbs) 216 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Irrigated agriculture has played a critical role in the economic and social development of the United States?but it is also at the root of increasing controversy. How can irrigation best make the transition into an era of increasing water scarcity? In A New Era for Irrigation, experts draw important conclusions about whether irrigation can continue to be the nation's most significant water user, what role the federal government should play, and what the irrigation industry must do to adapt to the conditions of the future. A New Era for Irrigation provides data, examples, and insightful commentary on issues such as:
The committee identifies broad forces of change and reports on how public and private institutions, scientists and technology experts, and individual irrigators have responded. The report includes detailed case studies from the Great Plains, the Pacific Northwest, California, and Florida, in both the agricultural and turfgrass sectors. The cultural transformation brought about by irrigation may be as profound as the transformation of the landscape. The committee examines major facets of this cultural perspective and explores its place in the future. A New Era for Irrigation explains how irrigation emerged in the nineteenth century, how it met the nation's goals in the twentieth century, and what role it might play in the twenty-first century. It will be important to growers, policymakers, regulators, environmentalists, water and soil scientists, water rights claimants, and interested individuals. |