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OverviewWyoming's colorful story of water management illuminates the powerful forces that impact water use in the rural American West. The state's rich history of managing this valuable natural resource provides insights and lessons for the twenty-first-century American West as it faces drought and climate change. Public Waters shows how, as popular hopes and dreams meet tough terrain, a central idea that has historically structured water management can guide water policy for Western states today. Drawing on forty years as a journalist with training in water law and economics, Anne MacKinnon paints a lively picture of the arcane twists in the notable record of water law in Wyoming. She maintains that other Western states should examine how local people control water and that states must draw on historical understandings of water as a public resource to find effective approaches to essential water issues in the West. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Anne MacKinnonPublisher: University of New Mexico Press Imprint: University of New Mexico Press Weight: 0.548kg ISBN: 9780826362414ISBN 10: 0826362419 Pages: 360 Publication Date: 30 May 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationAnne MacKinnon is the former editor in chief of Wyoming's statewide newspaper, and she is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Wyoming. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |