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Water on the Great Plains: Issues and Policies
David W. Yoskowitz
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Description for Water on the Great Plains: Issues and Policies
Hardcover. The Great Plains of North America stretch from Texas to Alberta. It is on the brink of a water crisis, a silent crisis that threatens the health of people, environments, and economies. This title tells the history of successful and unsuccessful water policies, and of how dedicated people and communities can work together to protect their homes. Editor(s): Longo, Peter Joseph. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 517.
The Great Plains of North America stretch from Texas to Alberta. The regions history is rich and its population diverse. But throughout this huge area, one issue has dominated culture and politics since before history began to be recorded. The need for water, the disputes over its use and ownership, and the consequences of those uses and disputes are concerns common to everyone who has ever lived here, concerns that grow sharper as water grows scarcer. Local and state governments have attempted to allocate water rights, but their efforts have been piecemeal and often short-sighted. In the absence of a ... Read more
The Great Plains of North America stretch from Texas to Alberta. The regions history is rich and its population diverse. But throughout this huge area, one issue has dominated culture and politics since before history began to be recorded. The need for water, the disputes over its use and ownership, and the consequences of those uses and disputes are concerns common to everyone who has ever lived here, concerns that grow sharper as water grows scarcer. Local and state governments have attempted to allocate water rights, but their efforts have been piecemeal and often short-sighted. In the absence of a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Texas, United States
ISBN
9780896724594
SKU
V9780896724594
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Ref
99-26
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