AuthorsCommittee on Valuing Ground Water, National Research Council Description
Because water in the United State has not been traded in markets, there is no meaningful estimate of what it would cost if it were traded. But failing to establish ground water's value--for in situ uses such as sustaining wetlands as well as for extractive uses such as agriculture--will lead to continued overuse and degradation of the nation's aquifers.
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Earth Sciences — Water and Hydrology
Earth Sciences — Natural Resources and Conservation
Publication Info204 pages | 6 x 9
Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-309-14169-7