Ingram, B. Lynn (2014) California needs to begin a serious and comprehensive plan to adapt to what may be a very long drought. LSE American Politics and Policy (02 Sep 2014). Website.
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Abstract
California is currently in the midst of one of the worst droughts in the state’s history. Despite the crisis, the Golden State’s taps continue to run, with water use now far exceeding supply. B. Lynn Ingram writes that the current drought is just one of many very dry periods California has experienced regularly over the last 5,000 years or so. Taking the hardship of indigenous populations in previous droughts as a warning, she writes that the state’s rapid population growth is placing huge pressure on local water reserves. A comprehensive plan which takes advantage of new technologies such as wastewater recycling and ocean desalinization is now needed to adapt to the growing scarcity of water.
| Item Type: | Online resource (Website) |
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| Official URL: | http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2014 The Author |
| Divisions: | LSE |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States) J Political Science > JS Local government Municipal government |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Oct 2014 08:52 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2024 13:46 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/59823 |
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