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Water use, management, and planning in the United States

Title
Water use, management, and planning in the United States / Stephen A. Thompson.
Author
Thompson, Stephen Andrew.
Publication
San Diego : Academic, ©1999.

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Description
xvii, 371 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
Subject
  • Water-supply > United States > Management
  • Water use > United States
  • Water resources development > United States
  • Water-supply > Government policy > United States
  • Water resources development
  • Water-supply > Government policy
  • Water-supply > Management
  • Water use
  • Watergebruik
  • Waterhuishouding
  • United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-365) and index.
Contents
1. The Physical System -- 2. A History of Water Development in the United States -- 3. Water Quantity Law: The Legal System -- 4. Water Use in the United States -- 5. Economics and Water Resources -- 6. Water Demand and Supply: Management and Planning -- 7. Offstream Water Use: Urban and Agricultural Uses -- 8. Instream Water Use: Hydroelectric Power and Recreation -- 9. Water Quality and Ecosystem Health -- 10. Floods and Droughts -- App. 1. Unit Conversions and Equivalents -- App. 2. Sources of Water-Related Information -- App. 3. Investment and Discount Factors.
ISBN
  • 0126893403
  • 9780126893403
LCCN
98087241
OCLC
  • ocm40230581
  • 40230581
  • SCSB-9219416
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library