The American West responds to climate change -- Water in the American West, water policy and management, and the role of environmental security -- American West and unauthorized water use : an examination of the status quo protection of water rights -- Water accountability, environmental security, and "adaptation interactions" : explaining water right enforcement capacity among Western states -- Empirical assessment of state water rights protection efforts -- The state and federal response : probing the possibilities -- Moving forward : policy actors and strategy.
Summary:
This book examines the role of unauthorized water use in the American West (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming) and the coming demand for water accountability. Arguing that status quo responses to unauthorized water use (or water theft) and the protection of water rights are largely inadequate, this title examines the far-ranging impacts of this lackluster response on issues ranging from food production to urban livability, and concludes that there will be intense pressure at both the federal and state level to address these issues. Utilizing qualitative and quantitative models and collaborative management literature to identify ideal approaches, this project ultimately seeks to address this major crisis of states' legitimacy and analyze potential solutions under the ever expanding threat of climate change.
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