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  1. Water Trading and Global Water Scarcity

    International Experiences

    Edited by Josefina Maestu

    Series: RFF Press Water Policy Series

    Water scarcity is an increasing problem in many parts of the world, yet conventional supply-side economics and management are insufficient to deal with it. In this book the role of water trading as an instrument of integrated water resources management is explored in depth. It is also shown to be...

    Published November 18th 2012 by RFF Press

  2. Water Diplomacy

    A Negotiated Approach to Managing Complex Water Networks

    By Shafiqul Islam, Lawrence E. Susskind

    Series: RFF Press Water Policy Series

    Water is the resource that will determine the wealth, welfare, and stability of many countries in the twenty-first century. This book offers a new approach to managing water that will overcome the conflicts that emerge when the interactions among natural, societal, and political forces are...

    Published June 19th 2012 by RFF Press

  3. Water Policy in New Mexico

    Addressing the Challenge of an Uncertain Future

    By David Brookshire, Hoshin Gupta, Olen Paul Matthews

    Series: RFF Press Water Policy Series

    This book addresses water management issues in the State of New Mexico. It focuses on our current understanding of the natural world, capabilities in numerical modeling, existing and evolving regulatory frameworks, and specific issues such as water quality, endangered species and the evolution of...

    Published October 19th 2011 by RFF Press

  4. Water Policy, Tourism, and Recreation

    Lessons from Australia

    Edited by Lin Crase, Suzanne O'Keefe

    Series: RFF Press Water Policy Series

    This book explores the complicated interrelationships between freshwater resources and tourism and recreation. The focus is on Australia, but comparisons with the experience of other countries are also made throughout. Yet Australia has been at the forefront of conflicts over drought and water use,...

    Published July 14th 2011 by RFF Press

  5. Water Policy in Minnesota

    Issues, Incentives, and Action

    Edited by K. William Easter, Jim Perry

    Series: RFF Press Water Policy Series

    Minnesota has a unique role in U.S. water policy. Hydrologically, it is a state with more than 12,000 lakes, an inland sea, and the headwaters of three major river systems: the St Lawrence, the Red River of the North, and the Mississippi. Institutionally, Minnesota is also unique. All U.S. states...

    Published June 21st 2011 by RFF Press

  6. Adaptation and Resilience

    The Economics of Climate, Water, and Energy Challenges in the American Southwest

    Edited by Bonnie G. Colby, George B. Frisvold

    Series: RFF Press Water Policy Series

    In America's arid southwest, climate change will occur in the context of already-keen competition for water for agriculture, urban growth, electricity generation, water-based recreation, and environmental protections. This book explores the challenges that climate change and variability pose for...

    Published February 17th 2011 by RFF Press

  7. Water Policy in Texas

    Responding to the Rise of Scarcity

    Edited by Ronald C. Griffin

    Series: RFF Press Water Policy Series

    As a water-scarce state with deep cultural attachments to private property rights, Texas has taken a unique evolutionary path with regard to water management. This new resource surveys past and current challenges for managing both groundwater and surface water, telling a comprehensive story about...

    Published October 21st 2010 by RFF Press

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Forthcoming Books

  1. Water Policy in Minnesota: Issues, Incentives, and Action
    Edited by K. William Easter, Jim Perry
    To Be Published September 29th 2013

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