Water scarcity source ref: ebookwas.html

Metadata

Introduction

Preface

Part 1

Chapter 1:Physical Limitations of Water Resources

Chapter 2:Legal-Instituional Limitations on Water Use

Chapter 3:Competition for water

Part 2

Chapter 4:Developing New Water Supplies

Chapter 5:Increasing Efficiency of Nonagricultural Water Use

Chapter 6:Coping with Salinity

Chapter 7:Improving Crop Management

Chapter 8:Improving Land and Water Use Practices

Chapter 9:Improving Irrigation Systems

Part 3

Chapter 10:Local and Regional Economic Impact

Chapter 11:National and International Commodity Price Impacts

Chapter 12:Impacts Upon Business Communities

Chapter 13:Social Impacts on Rural Communities

Chapter 14:Social Impacts Upon Urban Communities

Chapter 15:Environmental Impacts

Part 4

Chapter 16: What Farmers Can Do for Themselves

Chapter 17:What Financial and Business Interests can Do

Chapter 18:Water Rights and Market Transfers

Chapter 19:One State's Strategy for Putting Water to Beneficial Use

Chapter 20:Federal Water Ploicies and Irrigated Agriculture

Part 5

Chapter 21: Problems,Findings, and Issues

Notes