Freshwater issues : a reference handbook

목차 (Table of Contents)

• CONTENTS
• Preface = xiii
• Acknowledgments = xiv
• 1 Water Supply, Demand, and Development = 1
• Water Management = 1
• The Freshwater Supply = 2
• Basic Hydrology = 2
• Freshwater Resource Bases = 6
• Standards for U.S. Water Supplies = 8
• Demand and Development = 9
• Demand for Water in the United States = 9
• Development of Water Supplies : Technology and Infrastructure = 12
• Notes = 13
• 2 Water Rights, Allocation Challenges, and Management Problems = 17
• Water Rights = 17
• Water as a Natural Resource = 17
• U.S. Water Law - The Foundation of Rights = 19
• Water Allocation Challenges = 24
• Economic and Social Concerns = 24
• Neoclassical Economic Concepts = 25
• Ownership = 27
• Pricing = 30
• Water-Management Problems : The Water Industry, Environmental Interests, and Alternative Approaches = 32
• The Water Industry = 32
• Private Interests : Agricultural, Municipal, and Industrial Competition = 32
• Public Interests : Local, State, and Federal Responsibilities = 34
• Environmental Interests = 37
• Notes = 38
• 3 A History of Key People and Events = 41
• The Government Framework = 41
• Federalism = 41
• Pluralism and Elitism = 44
• General History of U.S. Water Management : People and Events = 45
• 1700s-1800s = 45
• 1900-1920 = 49
• 1920-1960 = 53
• 1960-1970 = 54
• 1970-1990 = 56
• 1990-2001 = 58
• Notes = 62
• 4 Chronology : A Detailed History of U.S. Water Policy = 67
• Federal Water Policy = 67
• Local and State Water Policy = 83
• Notes = 90
• 5 Freshwater Facts and Data = 93
• Reference Facts and Figures = 93
• Water Supply Statistics = 93
• Water Demand Statistics = 110
• Policy References = 119
• U.S. Policy Information = 119
• International Policy Information = 119
• Notes = 123
• 6 Directory of Government and International Agencies, Organizations, and Associations = 125
• U.S. Government Agencies = 125
• Federal Government Agencies = 125
• State Government Agencies = 145
• Local Government Agencies = 172
• U.S. and International Organizations and Associations = 178
• Nonprofit Organizations = 178
• Professional Organizations = 189
• International Freshwater Organizations = 193
• Notes = 196
• 7 Selected Print and Nonprint Resources = 197
• Print Resources = 197
• Suggested Biographical Readings = 197
• Books and Articles = 199
• Nonprint Resources = 206
• Selected Films, Videos, Software, CD-ROMs, Databases = 206
• Internet Sites and References = 241
• Glossary = 251
• Index = 267