Water Bankruptcy in the Land of Plenty Contributor(s): Poupeau, Franck (Editor) |
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ISBN: 113841865X ISBN-13: 9781138418653 Publisher: CRC Press OUR PRICE: $228.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General - Technology & Engineering | Environmental - Water Supply - Business & Economics | Real Estate - General |
Dewey: 333.910 |
Physical Information: (1.83 lbs) 448 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: As the American Southwest faces its deepest drought in history, this book explores the provocative notion ofwater bankruptcy with a view towards emphasizing the diversity and complexity of water issues in this region. It bridges between the narratives of growth and the strategies or policies adopted to pursue competing agendas and circumvent the inevitable. A window of opportunity provided by this current long-term drought may be used to induce change by dealing with threats that derive from imbalances between growth patterns and available resources, the primary cause of scarcity. The book offers a diversity of complementary perspectives, including a statement of natural resources, biodiversity and their management, an analysis of water policy and its history, and a statement of ecosystem services in the context of both local biodiversity and also the economic activities that sustain economic growth. Finally, it presents a concerted effort to explore the interplay between a variety of related scientific disciplines and frameworks including climatology, hydrology, water management, ecosystem services, societal metabolism, political economy and social science. |