Climate Variability and Water Dependent Sectors: Impacts and Potential Adaptations - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1138807338 ISBN 13 : 9781138807334

Editeur : Routledge, 2014

Synopsis

Demand for water in agricultural, municipal, industrial, and environmental uses is growing. More frequent and severe extreme weather conditions now exacerbate water shortages in many locations and existing infrastructure to store and release water rarely has the capacity to both prevent floods during wet periods and meet demand during drought periods. Competition among sectors adds pressure not only on water infrastructure, but also on management policies and allocation institutions.

This book of contributed chapters assesses the performance of existing infrastructure, institutions and policies under different climate variability scenarios. It also provides suggestions for minimizing conflict over scarce water resources. More flexible water-allocation institutions and management policies, and better tools for decision-making under uncertainty will be required to maximize society's net benefit from less reliable water resources. The chapters show how incentives for individuals to conserve water, and policies for helping vulnerable populations prepare for and recover from extreme events, will also need to be improved.

This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Natural Resources Policy Research.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Dannele E. Peck is an associate professor in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics at the University of Wyoming, USA.

Jeffrey M. Peterson is a professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Kansas State University, USA.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1138807338
• ISBN 13: 9781138807334
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 140
• Éditeur: Peck Dannele E., Peterson Jeffrey M.
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