A 21st Century Water Policy

A 21st Century Water Policy

written by Kate A. Berry, fl. 2012, Amy Vanderwarker, fl. 2012, Lucy Allen, fl. 2012, Heather Cooley, fl. 2012, Peter H. Gleick, 1956- and Juliet Christian-Smith, fl. 2012 (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2012, originally published 2012), 357 page(s)

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Abstract / Summary
It is zero hour for a new US water policy! At a time when many countries are adopting new national approaches to water management, the United States still has no cohesive federal policy, and water-related authorities are dispersed across more than 30 agencies. Here, at last, is a vision for what we as a nation need to do to manage our most vital resource. In this book, leading thinkers at the world-class water research institution, The Pacific Institute, present clear and readable analysis and recommendations for a new federal water policy to confront our national and global challenges at a critical time. What exactly is at stake? In the 21st century, pressures on water resources in the United States are growing and conflicts among water users are worsening. Communities continue to struggle to meet water quality standards and to ensure that safe drinking water is available for all. And new challenges are arising as climate change and extreme events worsen, new water quality threats materialize, and financial constraints grow. Yet the United States has not stepped up with adequate leadership to address these problems. The inability of national policymakers to safeguard our water makes the United States increasingly vulnerable to serious disruptions of something most of us take for granted: affordable, reliable, and safe water. This book provides an independent assessment of water issues and water management in the United States, addressing emerging and persistent water challenges from the perspectives of science, public policy, environmental justice, economics, and law. With fascinating case studies and first-person accounts of what helps and hinders, good water management, this is a clear-eyed look at what we need for a 21st century U.S. water policy.
Field of Interest
Global Issues
Author
Kate A. Berry, fl. 2012, Amy Vanderwarker, fl. 2012, Lucy Allen, fl. 2012, Heather Cooley, fl. 2012, Peter H. Gleick, 1956-, Juliet Christian-Smith, fl. 2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 Oxford University Press
Content Type
General reference book
Warning: Contains explicit content
No
Format
Text
Original Publication Date
2012
Page Count
357
Publication Year
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Place Published / Released
New York, NY
Subject
Global Issues, Social Sciences, Environment and Ecological Issues, U.S. Clean Water Act, Municipal water supply, Water supply, Environmental policy, Politics & Policy, Ecology, United States of America, USA, US of A, America, Estados Unidos, United States, Americans, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Keywords and Translated Subjects
United States of America, USA, US of A, America, Estados Unidos

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