{"product_id":"owens-valley-revisited-9780804753807","title":"Owens Valley Revisited","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the American West, pressures to reallocate water to meet urban demands are rising as cities grow, environmental awareness increases, and climate change threatens existing water supplies. The legacy of Owens Valley, however, raises concerns about reallocation. This work considers alternative approaches to the Owens Valley transfer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\". . . Libecap constructs a convincing revisionist history of the Owens Valley land and water purchases by the City of Los Angeles in the early 20th century.\" -- Ellen Hanak * Public Policy Institute of California *\u003cbr\u003e\"In his latest book \u003ci\u003eOwen's Valley Revisited\u003c\/i\u003e, Libecap takes on one of the most enduring myths in western water history—the famous transfer of water from Owen's Valley to Los Angeles that occurred in the early part of the twentieth century The result is impressive: using extensive archival data, Libecap manages to convincingly demonstrate that the popular 'rap and pillage' myth surrounding Owen's Valley is in actuality much more complicated than generally perceived.\" -- \u003ci\u003eH-Net\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eOwen's Valley Revisited\u003c\/i\u003e fills an important need for anyone who wants a balanced picture of the water history of Los Angeles in the Owen's Valley and Mono Basins. It is concise and yet, thorough. For any fair commentary on the LADWP Owen's Valley history, no writer should begin without first reading Libecap's \u003ci\u003eOwen's Valley Revisited\u003c\/i\u003e.\" -- \u003ci\u003eWater \u0026amp; Power Associates, Inc. Newsletter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Scholars of the Los Angeles-Owens Valley controversy will be most interested in the revisionist approach of Gary D. Libecap's \u003ci\u003eOwens Valley Revisited\u003c\/i\u003e . . . The book does provide a chronology and a solid bibliography as well as several maps, graphs, and tables that students of this story will find useful.\" -- Randal Beeman * \u003ci\u003eSouthern California Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"Gary Libecap has produced a new economic analysis of the century-long, acrimonious relations between the Los Angeles's Department of Water and Power (LADWP), and Owen's Valley, a region of California that supplies water to Los Angeles His book belongs on the shelf of any water resources economist, as well as on the shelves of historians seeking multiple perspectives of the American West.\" -- \u003ci\u003eHaddad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Libecap provides a stimulating new view of the infamous Owens Valley Water Purchase. Using scientific tools and objectively weighing the evidence, the book gives the reader an accurate understanding of this controversial and fascinating history.\" -- Mary Shirley * The Ronald Coase Institute *\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is an important contribution to the recent literature on institutions, property rights, and transaction costs. Libecap's careful correction of the historical record is a welcome addition to the ongoing debate about water transfer policy.\" -- P. J. Hill * Wheaton College *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e@fmct:Contents  @toc4:Acknowledgments\txxx  @toc2:Chapter 1\tOwens Valley and Western Water\t  \t1  Chapter 2\tThe Owens Valley Syndrome\t\t00  Chapter 3\tThe History of the Owens Valley-to-Los Angeles   Water and Land Exchange\t\t00  Chapter 4\tThe Bargaining Costs of Land and Water Rights   Exchanges in Owens Valley\t\t00  Chapter 5\tAn Assessment of the Owens Valley Transfer: The   Distribution of the Gains of Exchange and the Origin of the   Notion of \"Theft\"\t\t00  Chapter 6\tWater Rights and Water Re-allocation: Los Angeles   and the Owens Valley, 19352006\t\t00  Chapter 7\tWater Rights and Water Re-allocation: Los Angeles   and the Mono Basin, 19352006\t\t00  Chapter 8\tThe Costs of Judicial Re-allocation of Water   Rights and the Public Trust Doctrine\t\t00  Chapter 9\tConcluding Thoughts: Owens Valley and Western   Water   @toc4:Notes\t\t00  References\t\t00  Index\t\t00","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405565370711,"sku":"9780804753807","price":22.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804753807.jpg?v=1730492853","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/owens-valley-revisited-9780804753807","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}