Florida's water : a fragile resource in a vulnerable state / Tom Swihart
- Author
- Swihart, Thomas L., 1929-
- Published
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : RFF Press, 2011.
- Physical Description
- x, 274 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: pt. I The Framework of Water Management -- 1.The Watery Foundation -- 2.Origins of the Modern Water Management System -- 3.The Responsibilities of Water Management -- pt. II "Celebrating Diversity": Five Philosophies for Five Water Management Districts -- 4.Five Philosophies for Five Water Management Districts? -- 5.Suwannee River: God Made It and Gravity Runs It -- 6.Northwest Florida: The Forgotten District -- 7.Southwest Florida: A Truce in the "Water Wars" -- 8.The St. Johns River District: Reaching the Limits of Water Supply? -- 9.South Florida Water Management District: Managing Nature? -- pt. III The Issues -- 10.Water Supply Is Easy -- 11.Saving the Water -- 12.Charge a Few Nickels for Water -- 13.Farming the Water -- 14.Turning Up the Thermostat in Paradise -- pt. IV The Water Future -- 15.Will Florida Get the Water Future Right?.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 9781617260933 (hardback : alk. paper)
1617260932 (hardback : alk. paper) - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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