The politics of water scarcity in the western states
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12007909 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sandra K Davis (Colorado State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 527-542 |
| Publication date | 2001-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Social Science Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0362-3319 • E-ISSN: 1873-5355 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1016/s0362-3319(01)00148-3 |
| OpenAlex | W2101466313 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 2 |
Water is a scarce and highly prized commodity in the arid Western states. Not surprisingly, water policy creation is very much a challenge for a number of reasons. Citizens hold multiple water values such as economic development and the protection of wildlife which are often contradictory. State prior appropriation laws are not easily reconciled with federal reserve rights and the public trust doctrine. There are multiple governmental and nongovernmental actors who work to influence and implement policy in a decentralized political system. If actors lose a policy battle in one decisionmaking arena (such as a legislature), they often try to influence policy at another venue (a court, Congress or an agency). Policymaking involves water issues that are dynamic over time. Furthermore, there are several types of water policy (distributive, allocative, redistributive and cooperative) that vary according to who pays costs and receives benefits, the level of conflict, the openness of decisionmaking to interested parties, and the level of government which dominates. Long ago, Mark Twain was correct when he said “Whiskey’s for drinking, water’s for fighting about.”
Agency (philosophy · Appropriation · Doctrine · Economics · Government (linguistics · Legislature · Market economy · Nexus (standard · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public economics · Public trust doctrine · Scarcity · Sociology · American Environmental and Regional History · Law · Public Administration
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0.29 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2020 (12) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |