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_bMUL.W
245 0 4 _aWater problem :
_bclimate change and water policy in the United States /
_cPat Mulroy, editor.
246 3 _aClimate change and water policy in the United States.
260 _aWashington, D.C
_b Brookings Institution Press
_c2017
300 _avii, 200 pages :
_billustrations, maps ;
_c23 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _aContents Climate change: a strategic opportunity for water managers? /​ Kathy Jacobs and Paul Fleming The delta : resolving California's water conundrum /​ Pat Mulroy The San Diego strategy : a sea change in western water /​ Maureen A. Stapleton The Colorado River story /​ Jim Lochhead and Pat Mulroy Why examine Nebraska's water governance framework? /​ Ann Bleed Harnessing hydrogeological analysis to improve groundwater management across the American West /​ Burke W. Griggs and James J. Butler Jr Southeast Florida : ground zero for sea level rise /​ Doug Yoder Finding the balance : developing resilient, sustainable water and wastewater systems in New York City /​ Alan Cohn, Angela Licata, and Emily Lloyd. Foreword /​ Bruce Babbitt Introduction The hidden obstacles to adaptation /​ Pat Mulroy 1. Climate change : a strategic opportunity for water managers /​ Kathy Jacobs and Paul Fleming 2. The Sacramento-San Joaquin River delta : resolving California's water conundrum /​ Pat Mulroy 3. The San Diego strategy : a sea change in Western water /​ Maureen A. Stapleton 4. The Colorado River story /​ Jim Lochhead and Pat Mulroy 5. Nebraska's water governance framework /​ Ann Bleed 6. Groundwater in the American West : how to harness hydrogeological analysis to improve groundwater management /​ Burke W. Griggs and James J. Butler Jr. 7. Southeastern Florida : ground zero for sea-level rise /​ Douglas Yoder 8. Finding the balance in New York City : developing resilient, sustainable water and wastewater systems /​ Angela Licata and Alan Cohn.
650 0 _aClimatic changes
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aWater-supply
_xEffect of global warming on
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aWater quality management
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aWater resources development
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aWatershed management
_zUnited States.
700 1 _aMulroy, Patricia,
_eeditor.
710 2 _aBrookings Institution.
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