The Columbia River Treaty and the Dynamics of Transboundary Water Negotiations in a Changing Environment: How Might Climate Change Alter the Game, in Water Policy and Planning in a Variable and Changing Climate: Insights from the Western United States

The Columbia River Treaty and the Dynamics of Transboundary Water Negotiations in a Changing Environment: How Might Climate Change Alter the Game, in Water Policy and Planning in a Variable and Changing Climate: Insights from the Western United States

Barbara Cosens, University of Idaho College of Law

Kathleen A. Miller, Alan F. Hamlet, Douglas S. Kenney, & Kelly T. Redmond: Editors

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.