1st Edition
Drought And Natural Resources Management In The United States Impacts And Implications Of The 1987-89 Drought
By William E. Riebsame
Copyright 1991
190 Pages
by
Routledge
190 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book aims to diagnose the 1987–89 drought and to draw a prognosis and prescription for the future management of climate-sensitive natural resources–management that can reduce the impacts of droughts and other climate fluctuations in United States.
1. Introduction 2. A Climatological Perspective of the 1987–89 Drought 3. National Drought Vulnerability 4. Drought, Barges, and Diversion in the Mississippi Basin 5. Drought and Dryland Agriculture in North Dakota 6. Drought-Induced Water Supply Problems at Atlanta 7. Drought and Ecosystem Management: The Yellowstone Fires 8. Managing Drought in the U.S.: Problems and Solutions
Biography
William E. Riebsame, Stanley A. Changnon, Jr., and Thomas R. Karl.
