Description
As is becoming clearer and clearer, pressures on water resources in the United States are growing, with no foreseeable end in sight. A Twenty-First Century US Water Policy culls together independent analysis of freshwater availability; water usage in agriculture, municipalities, tribal settlements, and energy production; exisiting legal frameworks; environmental justice movements; and data on water quality and climate change. Juliet Christian-Smith is Senior Research Associate of the Water Program at the Pacific Institute.; Peter H. Gleick is Co-founder and President of the Pacific Institute.; Heather Cooley is Co-director of the Water Program at the Pacific Institute.; Lucy Allen is a former Research Associate with the Water Program at the Pacific Institute and current law student at the University of California, Berkeley.; Amy Vanderwarker is Co-coordinator of the California Environmental Justice Alliance.; Kate A. Berry is Professor of Geography and Director of the Core Curriculum at the University of Nevada, Reno. Foreword by William K. Reilly; List of Acronyms; Chapter 1: The Water of the United States: Freshwater Availability and Use, Peter H. Gleick; Chapter 2: Legal and Institutional Framework of Water Management, Juliet Christian-Smith and Lucy Allen; Chapter 3: Water and Environmental Justice, Amy Vanderwarker; Chapter 4: Tribes and Water, Kate A. Berry; Chapter 5: Water Quality, Lucy Allen; Chapter 6: Protecting Freshwater Ecosystems, Juliet Christian-Smith and Lucy Allen; Chapter 7: Municipal Water Use, Heather Cooley; Chapter 8: Water and Agriculture, Juliet Christian-Smith; Chapter 9: Water and Energy, Heather Cooley and Juliet Christian-Smith; Chapter 10: Water and Climate, Heather Cooley; Chapter 11: United States International Water Policy , Peter H. Gleick; Chapter 12: Summary and Recommendations; Appendix : Federal Legislation; Notes; Bibliography; About the Authors; Index
