Bibliograph

Public water policies, the ultimate weapons of social control, Charles R. Porter Jr

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Label

Public water policies, the ultimate weapons of social control, Charles R. Porter Jr

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-189) and index

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illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Public water policies

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1023613186

Responsibility statement

Charles R. Porter Jr

Sub title

the ultimate weapons of social control

Summary

Although water is nature's most important molecule, its regulation and management are the most challenging public policy issues for any society. Water is the common denominator of all life on Earth. Public water policies thus become the fundamental foundations of community formation anywhere. Cities exist in their current locations based on the local water policy, any society is threatened with socioeconomic destruction, especially in the arid areas living under severe drought and the threat of warming trends world wide. [This book]: Provides an interdisciplinary view of water policies world wide; Critically analyzes the consequences of water policies around the world, including many that are not only overlooked but also have never been considered; Analyzes the conflicts in social values of any society that demands hard choices between population growth, economic growth, and the environment; Provides a new perspective on the overall long-reaching economic consequences of water policy; Offers four new terms to describe public water policies in relation to social control: due process social control, deceptive social control, diplomatic social control, and destructive social control; and Compares and contrasts water policies in key places in the world using the new terms of social control to enlighten the pubic and especially water policymakers worldwide. -- Publisher's description

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Research methodology chosen for this book -- Part I. Concepts. Spain and Texas : founders of modern public water policies -- "Diplomatic" and "due process" social control : "supra-legal" authority in water and limitations on sovereignty -- "Due process" social control and the timeliness of jurisprudence -- "Deceptive" and "destructive" social control : water policy used as the ultimate weapon -- Part II. Consequences. The consequences of the SOS ordinance as a model for public water policy analysis everywhere -- Fair market valuation methodologies of a water right -- Conclusion

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