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Description:Water Policy and Planning in a Variable and Changing Climate addresses the current challenges facing western water planners and policy makers in the United States and considers strategies for managing water resources and related risks in the future. Written by highly-regarded experts in the industry, the book offers a wealth of experience, and explains the physical, socioeconomic, and institutional context for western water resource management. The authors discuss the complexities of water policy, describe the framework for water policy and planning, and identify many of the issues surrounding the subject.A provocative examination of policy issues surrounding western water resources, this book:Considers the implications of natural climate variability and anthropogenic climate change for the region's water resources, and explains limitations on the predictability of local-scale changes Stresses linkages between climate patterns and weather events, and related hydrologic impacts Describes the environmental consequences of historical water system development and the challenges that climate change poses for protection of aquatic ecosystems Examines coordination of drought management by local, state and national government agencies Includes insights on planning for climate change adaptation from case studies across the western United States Discusses the challenges and opportunities in water/energy/land system management, and its prospects for developing climate change response strategies Presents evidence of changes in water scarcity and flooding potential in the region and identifies a set of adaptation strategies to support the long-term sustainability of irrigated agriculture and urban communities Draws upon Colorado's experience in defining rights for surface and tributary groundwater use to explain potential conflicts and challenges in establishing fair and effective coordination of water rights for these resources Assesses the role of policy in driving flood losses Explores policy approaches for achieving equitable and environmentally responsible planning outcomes despite multiple sources of uncertainty Water Policy and Planning in a Variable and Changing Climate describes patterns of water availability, existing policy problems and the potential impacts of climate change in the western United States, and functions as a practical reference for the student or professional invested in water policy and management.Contents:Natural variability, anthropogenic climate change, and impacts on water availability and flood extremes in the western United States / Daniel R. Cayan, Michael D. Dettinger, David Pierce, Tapash Das, Noah Knowles, F. Martin Ralph, and Edwin Sumargo --Key legal issues in Western water management and climate adaptation / Denise D. Fort --The West's water—multiple uses, conflicting values, interconnected fates / David Lewis Feldman --Protection and restoration of freshwater ecosystems / Brian D. Richter, Emily Maynard Powell, Tyler Lystash, and Michelle Faggert --Climate variability and adaptive capacities of intergovernmental arrangements: encouraging problem solving and managing conflict / Edella Schlager --Support for drought response and community preparedness: filling the gaps between plans and action / Kelly Helm Smith, Crystal J. Stiles, Michael J. Hayes, and Christopher J. Carparelli --Providing climate science to real-world policy decisions: a scientist's view from the trenches / Andrea J. Ray --Using the past to plan for the future—the value of paleoclimate reconstructions for water resource planning / Connie A. Woodhouse, Jeffrey J. Lukas, Kiyomi Morino, David M. Meko, and Katherine K. Hirschboeck --The Columbia River Treaty and the dynamics of transboundary water negotiations in a changing environment: how might climate change alter the game? / Barbara Cosens, Alexander Fremier, Nigel Bankes, and John Abatzoglou --California, a state of extremes: management framework for present-day and future hydroclimate extremes / Jeanine Jones --California's Sacramento--San Joaquin Delta: reflections on science, policy, institutions, and management in the anthropocene / Richard B. Norgaard --California's climate change response strategy: integrated policy and planning for water, energy, and land / Robert C. Wilkinson --California's irrigated agriculture and innovations in adapting to water scarcity / Heather Cooley --Responses of southern California's urban water sector to changing stresses and increased uncertainty: innovative approaches / Celeste Cantú --Climate change and allocation institutions in the Colorado River Basin / Jason Anthony Robison --Using large-scale flow experiments to rehabilitate Colorado River ecosystem function in Grand Canyon: basis for an adaptive climate-resilient strategy / Theodore S. Melis, William E. Pine, III, Josh Korman, Michael D. Yard, Shaleen Jain, and Roger S. Pulwarty --...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Water Policy and Planning in a Variable and Changing Climate (Drought and Water Crises). 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Description: Water Policy and Planning in a Variable and Changing Climate addresses the current challenges facing western water planners and policy makers in the United States and considers strategies for managing water resources and related risks in the future. Written by highly-regarded experts in the industry, the book offers a wealth of experience, and explains the physical, socioeconomic, and institutional context for western water resource management. The authors discuss the complexities of water policy, describe the framework for water policy and planning, and identify many of the issues surrounding the subject.A provocative examination of policy issues surrounding western water resources, this book:Considers the implications of natural climate variability and anthropogenic climate change for the region's water resources, and explains limitations on the predictability of local-scale changes Stresses linkages between climate patterns and weather events, and related hydrologic impacts Describes the environmental consequences of historical water system development and the challenges that climate change poses for protection of aquatic ecosystems Examines coordination of drought management by local, state and national government agencies Includes insights on planning for climate change adaptation from case studies across the western United States Discusses the challenges and opportunities in water/energy/land system management, and its prospects for developing climate change response strategies Presents evidence of changes in water scarcity and flooding potential in the region and identifies a set of adaptation strategies to support the long-term sustainability of irrigated agriculture and urban communities Draws upon Colorado's experience in defining rights for surface and tributary groundwater use to explain potential conflicts and challenges in establishing fair and effective coordination of water rights for these resources Assesses the role of policy in driving flood losses Explores policy approaches for achieving equitable and environmentally responsible planning outcomes despite multiple sources of uncertainty Water Policy and Planning in a Variable and Changing Climate describes patterns of water availability, existing policy problems and the potential impacts of climate change in the western United States, and functions as a practical reference for the student or professional invested in water policy and management.Contents:Natural variability, anthropogenic climate change, and impacts on water availability and flood extremes in the western United States / Daniel R. Cayan, Michael D. Dettinger, David Pierce, Tapash Das, Noah Knowles, F. Martin Ralph, and Edwin Sumargo --Key legal issues in Western water management and climate adaptation / Denise D. Fort --The West's water—multiple uses, conflicting values, interconnected fates / David Lewis Feldman --Protection and restoration of freshwater ecosystems / Brian D. Richter, Emily Maynard Powell, Tyler Lystash, and Michelle Faggert --Climate variability and adaptive capacities of intergovernmental arrangements: encouraging problem solving and managing conflict / Edella Schlager --Support for drought response and community preparedness: filling the gaps between plans and action / Kelly Helm Smith, Crystal J. Stiles, Michael J. Hayes, and Christopher J. Carparelli --Providing climate science to real-world policy decisions: a scientist's view from the trenches / Andrea J. Ray --Using the past to plan for the future—the value of paleoclimate reconstructions for water resource planning / Connie A. Woodhouse, Jeffrey J. Lukas, Kiyomi Morino, David M. Meko, and Katherine K. Hirschboeck --The Columbia River Treaty and the dynamics of transboundary water negotiations in a changing environment: how might climate change alter the game? / Barbara Cosens, Alexander Fremier, Nigel Bankes, and John Abatzoglou --California, a state of extremes: management framework for present-day and future hydroclimate extremes / Jeanine Jones --California's Sacramento--San Joaquin Delta: reflections on science, policy, institutions, and management in the anthropocene / Richard B. Norgaard --California's climate change response strategy: integrated policy and planning for water, energy, and land / Robert C. Wilkinson --California's irrigated agriculture and innovations in adapting to water scarcity / Heather Cooley --Responses of southern California's urban water sector to changing stresses and increased uncertainty: innovative approaches / Celeste Cantú --Climate change and allocation institutions in the Colorado River Basin / Jason Anthony Robison --Using large-scale flow experiments to rehabilitate Colorado River ecosystem function in Grand Canyon: basis for an adaptive climate-resilient strategy / Theodore S. Melis, William E. Pine, III, Josh Korman, Michael D. Yard, Shaleen Jain, and Roger S. Pulwarty --...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Water Policy and Planning in a Variable and Changing Climate (Drought and Water Crises). 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