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Common Waters, Diverging Streams: Linking Institutions and Water Management in Arizona, California, and Colorado
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The Promise of Conjunctive Water Management as mentioned in this paper discusses the potential of collaborative water management in California, Arizona, and Colorado with a focus on water scarcity, management, and institutions.Abstract:
Preface PART 1 Common Waters: Managing Surface Water and Groundwater Resources Together 1. Water Scarcity, Management, and Institutions 2. The Promise of Conjunctive Water Management 3. Opportunities and Obstacles for Conjunctive Management PART 2 How Institutions Matter: Institutions and Conjunctive Management in California, Arizona, and Colorado 4. California 5. Arizona 6. Colorado PART 3 Institutions and Policy Change: Analysis and Recommendations 7. Tracing and Comparing Institutional Effects 8. Future Directions of the Diverging Streams 9. Shaping the Future: Institutional Changes to Improve Water Management Appendix. The Three States: Why We Chose Them, and What We Did Notes Bibliography Indexread more
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