1st Edition

Energy Development in the Southwest Problems of Water, Fish and Wildlife in the Upper Colorado River Basin

Edited By Daniel J. Basta, Alfred L. Parker, Allen V. Kneese Copyright 1980
572 Pages
by Routledge

572 Pages
by Routledge

572 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1980, the first volume of Energy Development in the Southwest analyses four potential energy development scenarios for the Four Corner states (i.e., Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming) and for the Upper Colorado River Basin, based on alternative national energy scenarios and attempts to assess some of the economic, demographic, and environmental impacts of each... Read more

Contents of Volume II;  Authors and Discussants;  Preface;  1. Introduction: An Overview of the Book;  Part I: Description of the Upper Basin and the Potential Impacts of Energy Development;  2. Physical and Ecological Aspects of the Upper Colorado River Basin;  Discussion;  3. Energy Development Scenarios for the Four Corners States and the Upper Colorado River Basin;  Discussion;  4. Potential Impacts of Energy Development on Population Growth and the Economy of the Four Corners States; Discussion;  5. Potential Impacts of Energy Development of Land Use and Recreation in the Upper Colorado River Basin; Discussion;  6. Potential Impacts of Energy Development on Streamflows in the Upper Colorado River Basin;  Discussion;  Appendix to Volume I: Energy Development Scenarios for the Four Corners States and the Upper Colorado River Basin

Biography

Allen V. Kneese, Walter O. Spofford Jr., Alfred L. Parker