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- catalog abstract "To most Americans - and even to most Westerners - water policy seems to be a complicated, hypertechnical, and incomprehensible subject: a tangle of engineering jargon and legalese surrounding a complex, delicate, and interrelated structure. Decisions concerning the public's waters involve precious little public participation, and under such circumstances, reform seems risky at best. Searching Out the Headwaters seeks to address the situation by providing a framework for understanding western water use and the outmoded rules that govern it. Only by understanding the waters of the West and the people whose lives and livelihoods depend on them can concerned citizens comprehend the seriousness of the current situation and help take steps toward reform. The authors begin by tracing the history and evolution of the uses of western water. They describe the demographic and economic changes now occurring in the region and identify the many communities of interest involved in all water-use issues. After examining the central precepts of current water policy, along with its original rationale and subsequent evolution, the authors consider the reform movement that has recently begun to emerge. They conclude by laying the foundations for a water policy that can meet the needs of the new West and by discussing the various means for effectively implementing such a policy, including market economics, regulation, the broad-based use of scientific knowledge, and open and full public participation.".
- catalog contributor b4713403.
- catalog contributor b4713404.
- catalog created "1993.".
- catalog date "1993".
- catalog date "1993.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1993.".
- catalog description "1. The West's Gordian Knot -- 2. Water in a Changing West -- 3. Voices -- 4. The West Today -- 5. River Basin Stories -- 6. Losing Sight of the Headwaters -- 7. The Journey to Rediscovery -- 8. Change and Rediscovery in Western Water -- Epilogue: History Need Not Repeat Itself -- Appendix: The Language of Water.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Searching Out the Headwaters seeks to address the situation by providing a framework for understanding western water use and the outmoded rules that govern it. Only by understanding the waters of the West and the people whose lives and livelihoods depend on them can concerned citizens comprehend the seriousness of the current situation and help take steps toward reform.".
- catalog description "The authors begin by tracing the history and evolution of the uses of western water. They describe the demographic and economic changes now occurring in the region and identify the many communities of interest involved in all water-use issues. After examining the central precepts of current water policy, along with its original rationale and subsequent evolution, the authors consider the reform movement that has recently begun to emerge.".
- catalog description "They conclude by laying the foundations for a water policy that can meet the needs of the new West and by discussing the various means for effectively implementing such a policy, including market economics, regulation, the broad-based use of scientific knowledge, and open and full public participation.".
- catalog description "To most Americans - and even to most Westerners - water policy seems to be a complicated, hypertechnical, and incomprehensible subject: a tangle of engineering jargon and legalese surrounding a complex, delicate, and interrelated structure. Decisions concerning the public's waters involve precious little public participation, and under such circumstances, reform seems risky at best.".
- catalog extent "xi, 242 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Searching out the headwaters.".
- catalog identifier "1559632178 :".
- catalog identifier "1559632186 (pbk.) :".
- catalog isFormatOf "Searching out the headwaters.".
- catalog issued "1993".
- catalog issued "1993.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Washington, D.C. : Island Press,".
- catalog relation "Searching out the headwaters.".
- catalog spatial "West (U.S.)".
- catalog subject "333.91/00973 20".
- catalog subject "Environmental policy West (U.S.) Congresses.".
- catalog subject "HD1695.A17 S4 1993".
- catalog subject "Water-supply Government policy West (U.S.) Congresses.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. The West's Gordian Knot -- 2. Water in a Changing West -- 3. Voices -- 4. The West Today -- 5. River Basin Stories -- 6. Losing Sight of the Headwaters -- 7. The Journey to Rediscovery -- 8. Change and Rediscovery in Western Water -- Epilogue: History Need Not Repeat Itself -- Appendix: The Language of Water.".
- catalog title "Searching out the headwaters : change and rediscovery in western water policy / Sarah F. Bates ... [et al.].".
- catalog type "Conference proceedings. fast".
- catalog type "text".