Rivers of Gold: Designing Markets to Allocate Water in California

by Brent M. Haddad

The movement to implement market-based approaches to allocating water is gaining ground across California and in other western states. Proponents argue that markets offer an efficient and cost-effective means of promoting conservation -- those who need water would pay for it on the open market, while others would conserve rather than pay increased prices.

Rivers of Gold takes a new look at California's water-reallocation challenge. The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1559637129
• ISBN13: 9781559637121
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: Island Press
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Very nicely done

A good overview of water markets from an honest broker who sees both sides of the fight and tells you where he comes down on the politics. A must-have for those interested in the attempts at marketing water in the West.