Overtapped Oasis analyzes the West’s water allocation system from top to bottom and offers dozens of revolutionary proposals for increased efficiency and policy reform. Marc Reisner and Sarah Bates argue that the West’s underlying problem is not a shortage of water but the inefficient use of it, a problem caused by a bewildering tangle of federal subsidy programs, restrictive state water codes, anachronistic irrigation practices and — perhaps most important — resistance to reform.
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Lingua Inglese ● Formato EPUB ● Pagine 212 ● ISBN 9781610912952 ● Casa editrice Island Press ● Pubblicato 2013 ● Scaricabile 6 volte ● Moneta EUR ● ID 5942636 ● Protezione dalla copia Adobe DRM
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