A New Era for Irrigation

by National Research Council, Commission on Geosciences Environment and Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies, et al.

Irrigated agriculture has played a critical role in the economic and social development of the United States--but it is also at the root of increasing controversy. How can irrigation best make the transition into an era of increasing water scarcity? In A New Era for Irrigation, experts draw important conclusions about whether irrigation can continue to be the nation's most significant water user, what role the federal government should play,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309053315
• ISBN13: 9780309053310
• Release Date: November 1996
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.3"