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Water and the Nation
Author(s) -
Jackson Henry M.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1966.tb01635.x
Subject(s) - commission , land reclamation , political science , environmental economics , business , public administration , natural resource economics , water resource management , environmental planning , economics , environmental science , law , geography , archaeology
This article discusses three major issues that combine to create a water problem in the U.S.: increased demand, faulty economics, and ineffective institutions. Reclamation projects are discussed, along with Congressional issues, a comparison of costs of other liquids, governmental limitations, and the creation of a National Water Commission.