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Implementing the Endangered Species Act on the Platte Basin Water Commons
David M. Freeman
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Description for Implementing the Endangered Species Act on the Platte Basin Water Commons
Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages, 29 b/w photos, 8 line drawings & 3 maps. BIC Classification: JPWH; RNKH1; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 690.
Water users of the Platte River Basin have long struggled to share this scarce commodity in the arid high plains, ultimately organizing collectively owned and managed water systems, allocating water along extensive stream systems, and integrating newer groundwater with existing surface-water uses. In 1973, the Endangered Species Act brought a new challenge: incorporating the habitat needs of four species-the whooping crane, piping plover, least tern, and pallid sturgeon-into its water-management agenda. Implementing the Endangered Species Act on the Platte Basin Water Commons tells of the negotiations among the U.S. Department of the Interior, the environmental community, and the ... Read more
Water users of the Platte River Basin have long struggled to share this scarce commodity in the arid high plains, ultimately organizing collectively owned and managed water systems, allocating water along extensive stream systems, and integrating newer groundwater with existing surface-water uses. In 1973, the Endangered Species Act brought a new challenge: incorporating the habitat needs of four species-the whooping crane, piping plover, least tern, and pallid sturgeon-into its water-management agenda. Implementing the Endangered Species Act on the Platte Basin Water Commons tells of the negotiations among the U.S. Department of the Interior, the environmental community, and the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of Colorado United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
Colorado, United States
ISBN
9781607321835
SKU
V9781607321835
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About David M. Freeman
David M. Freeman attended Platte River negotiating sessions as an impartial observer for more than ten years, observing and recording the positions and issues. He is a professor emeritus in the Department of Sociology at Colorado State University.
Reviews for Implementing the Endangered Species Act on the Platte Basin Water Commons
"[Implementing the Endangered Species Act on the Platte Basin Water Commons] is a must read for those who are, or seek to become, involved in contemporary water management." —Robert Ward, Colorado Water Resources Institute, Colorado State University "Freeman is a careful scholar who avoids depicting heroes and villains but instead shows how divergent interests were able to come together to ... Read more