Water Politics - The Fragmentation of Western Water Policy

This book is about the enactment, adaption, and ultimately fragmentation of government policy regarding the use of water in the American West.

List of contents

Preface
Introduction
Chapter One: Policy Fragmentation
Part One: Eras of Survival and Accommodation
Chapter Two: Dreams of Reclamation
Chapter Three: Pressures to Adapt
Chapter Four: Politics of the Colorado River
Chapter Five: Great Projects and Great Controversies
Part Two: Era of Competition
Chapter Six: Environmentalism and Glen Canyon
Chapter Seven: California Cases
Chapter Eight: Native Water Rights and River Restorations
Chapter Nine: Groundwater Politics
Chapter Ten: Fragmented Policy and the Future
Glossary

About the author

Thomas T. Holyoke is Professor of Political Science and a faculty fellow at the California Water Institute, both at California State University, Fresno. He is a specialist in the study of interest groups and lobbying as well as the development of western water policy. He is the author of dozens of articles and book chapters on interest group politics and the author of three books on these subjects.

Summary

This book is about the enactment, adaption, and ultimately fragmentation of government policy regarding the use of water in the American West.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas T. Holyoke, Holyoke Thomas T.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032377360
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3237736-0
• No. of pages: 200
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Mineralogy, petrography; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, Climate Change, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, Public Administration, Environmental Management, Social impact of environmental issues, Hydrology & the hydrosphere, Human Geography, Hydrology and the hydrosphere, Water industries, Energy industries and utilities