Water Bankruptcy in the Land of Plenty (Paperback)

As the American Southwest faces its deepest drought in history, this book explores the provocative notion of "water 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. A first of its kind, this book was developed through close collaboration of a broad range of natural scientists, social scientists, and resource managers from Europe and United States. It constitutes a collective elaboration of a transdisciplinary approach to unveiling the inner workings of how water was fought for, allocated and used in the American Southwest, with a focus on Arizona. Specifically, it offers an innovative scientific perspective that produces a critical diagnostic evaluation of water management, with a particular view to identifying risks for the Tucson region that is facing continuous urban sprawl and economic growth.

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	IHE Delft Lecture Note Series
Release date:	June 2016
First published:	2016
Editors:	Franck Poupeau • Hoshin Gupta • Aleix Serrat Capdevila • Maria Sans-Fuentes • Susan Harris • Laszlo G. Hayde
Dimensions:	246 x 174 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	448
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-02969-9
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Civil engineering, surveying & building > General Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Energy industries & utilities > Water industries Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > The hydrosphere > General
LSN:	1-138-02969-6
Barcode:	9781138029699

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