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Water And Climate in the Western United States
Author(s): William M. Lewis
- Publisher: Univ Pr of Colorado
- Publication Date: September 30, 2006
- Language: English
- Print length: 294 pages
- ISBN-10: 0870818546
- ISBN-13: 9780870818547
Book Description
Emphasizing the need for a change in the management of water, a professor of environmental studies reveals how new technology can have a positive affect on the management of the West’s most crucial resource, improving climate predictions and methods for allocating water. Reprint.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“…a unique and up-to-date examination of a germane topic from the perspective of scientists, professionals, and academics at the top of their respective fields. I strongly recommend this book.” — Journal of the American Water Resources Association
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Water and Climate sounds a warning, offers ways to better use climate science in management, and points to social and institutional challenges that need addressing.” — Courtland L. Smith, Journal of the American Water Resources Association, April 2007“Lewis has not only highlighted the progress and perils in linking climate to water resources in the West, but has indirectly given other regions advanced notice of issues that we, too, will face.” —
Journal of Regional Science“The mitigation of climate effects–through better predictions, better supervision, and reformed legal and management systems for allocating water–are explored thoroughly.” —
Bulletin of the American Meteorological SocietyAbout the Author
A professor of environmental studies, William M. Lewis Jr. directs the Center for Limnology at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences at the University of Colorado.
