In Times of Drought: Nine Economic Facts about Water in the United States.
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- This Hamilton Project memo presents nine economic facts that provide relevant background context to the water crisis in the United States. Chapter 1 reviews the historical, current, and projected occurrence of drought in the United States. Chapter 2 describes the importance of water to our national economy. Chapter 3 underscores some of the economic and institutional barriers to more-efficient use of water. We examine these issues through the lens of economic policy, with the aim of providing an objective framing of America's complex relationship with water.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
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| Date created | October 2014 |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Kearney, Melissa S. |
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| Author | Harris, Benjamin H. |
| Author | Hershbein, Brad |
| Author | Jacome, Elisa |
| Author | Nantz, Gregory |
| Sponsor | The Hamilton Project |
| Sponsor | Stanford Water in the West, a program of the Woods Institute for the Environment and the Bill Lane Center for the American West, Stanford University. |
Subjects
| Subject | New Directions for U.S. Water Policy Forum |
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| Subject | Water resources development |
| Subject | Water-supply |
| Genre | Issue brief |
Bibliographic information
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| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/vv422xh5990 |
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- Kearney, Melissa S.; Harris, Benjamin H.; Hershbein, Brad; Jacome, Elisa and Nantz, Gregory. (2014). In Times of Drought: Nine Economic Facts about Water in the United States. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/vv422xh5990
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Water in the West Reports and Working Papers
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