Market-driven solutions to economic, environmental, and social issues related to water management in the western USA

Water (Switzerland)

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-31

  Clayton, Jordan A ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Prior appropriation; Transfers; USA West; Water markets

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; GLOBAL WARMING; POPULATION STATISTICS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

ECONOMIC RECESSION; MANAGEMENT ISSUES; PRIOR APPROPRIATIONS; RAPID POPULATION GROWTH; TRANSFERS; USA WEST; WATER MARKET; WESTERN UNITED STATES;

COMMERCE;

EID: 79955693314     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/w1010019     Document Type: Review

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