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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Water–Energy Nexus in the American West
The nexus between water and energy raises a set of public policy questions that go far beyond water and energy. Economic vitality and management of scarce and precious resources are at stake. This book contributes to the body of knowledge and understanding regarding water, energy, and the links between the two in the American West and beyond. The research and analyses presented by the authors shed new light on the choices that must be made in order to avoid unnecessary harm in the development and management of water and energy systems to meet public needs in an ever changing environmental and economic climate. Indeed, the book shows, thoughtfully designed new technologies and approaches can help restore damaged environments and provide a range of benefits. The focus is the American West, but many of the lessons are global in their applicability. After a broad, stage-setting introductory section, the volume looks first at the use of water for energy production and then follows with chapters on the role of energy in water projects. The final section looks at the way forward, providing cases and recommendations for better, more efficient linkages in the water-energy nexus. Students and researchers in economics, public policy, environmental studies and law along with planners and policy makers will find this accessible and very current volume invaluable. Contributors: K. Averyt, M.H. Benson, S.J. Burian, S.A. Conrad, H. Cooley, S. Eden, K.L. Guerra, J.H. Hoover, T. Iseman, M. Kassen, D.S. Kenney, M.L. Lamberton, S.G. Larsen, L.J. MacDonnell, S.B. Megdal, B. Miller, M.J. Pasqualetti, R.C. Pate, A. Schroeder, C.L. Schwartz, C.A. Scott, F. Spivy-Weber, S. Tellinghuisen, R. Wilkinson, J.E. Williams
£37.95
Emerald Publishing Limited Equity and the Environment
Around the time of the first 'Earth Day', on April 22, 1970, the academic world joined in a virtual explosion of societal interest in a topic that inherently lies in the confluence between 'social problems' and 'public policy' - the ways in which humans use and abuse the natural environment. In the worlds of social movement organizations and policy, that newfound interest showed up in dramatic growth of environmental organizations and a stream of powerful new environmental laws. In the academic world, echoes of the explosion showed up in equally dramatic growth of interdisciplinary 'environmental' programs with an explicit focus on the fact that 'environmental problems' are inherently social problems as well. Over the past decade, a growing body of research has shown that equity issues need to receive greater attention in academia - not just among activists, and not just as the focus of courses on environmental ethics, but as topics that deserve careful academic study and that in many ways are at the core of what we call 'environmental' problems. As David Orr (1992) noted, 'the symptoms of environmental deterioration are in the domain of the natural sciences, but the causes lie in the realm of the social sciences and humanities'. This volume is intended to call this research to attention, but also to encourage its further expansion; far from being the kind of topic that ought to be relegated to a small pigeonhole, issues of equity and inequality deserve to be absolutely central to the study of connections between humans and the habitat that we share with all other life on earth. This volume brings together the leading research on equity and the environment. It features contributions from academics and researchers in the field. This book series is available electronically at website.
£88.66
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Water–Energy Nexus in the American West
The nexus between water and energy raises a set of public policy questions that go far beyond water and energy. Economic vitality and management of scarce and precious resources are at stake. This book contributes to the body of knowledge and understanding regarding water, energy, and the links between the two in the American West and beyond. The research and analyses presented by the authors shed new light on the choices that must be made in order to avoid unnecessary harm in the development and management of water and energy systems to meet public needs in an ever changing environmental and economic climate. Indeed, the book shows, thoughtfully designed new technologies and approaches can help restore damaged environments and provide a range of benefits. The focus is the American West, but many of the lessons are global in their applicability. After a broad, stage-setting introductory section, the volume looks first at the use of water for energy production and then follows with chapters on the role of energy in water projects. The final section looks at the way forward, providing cases and recommendations for better, more efficient linkages in the water-energy nexus. Students and researchers in economics, public policy, environmental studies and law along with planners and policy makers will find this accessible and very current volume invaluable. Contributors: K. Averyt, M.H. Benson, S.J. Burian, S.A. Conrad, H. Cooley, S. Eden, K.L. Guerra, J.H. Hoover, T. Iseman, M. Kassen, D.S. Kenney, M.L. Lamberton, S.G. Larsen, L.J. MacDonnell, S.B. Megdal, B. Miller, M.J. Pasqualetti, R.C. Pate, A. Schroeder, C.L. Schwartz, C.A. Scott, F. Spivy-Weber, S. Tellinghuisen, R. Wilkinson, J.E. Williams
£111.00
