Water and Agriculture in the Western U.S.: Conservation, Reallocation, and Markets

by Gary Weatherford

One of the major questions facing the western U.S. is whether irrigation water can be conserved and reallocated to help meet increasing nonagricultural water demands. This book, based on interdisciplinary research in several states, identifies and analyzes the legal, political, economic, and social issues involved in a "conserve-and transfer" strategy. After providing an overview and policy framework for considering the role of conservation in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367213176
• ISBN13: 9780367213176
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 288 Pages