The Southwest Under Stress: National Resource D, Kneese, Brown..

Johns Hopkins University Press

The Southwest Under StressNational Resource Development Issues in a Regional Setting\nAuthor(s): Allen V. Kneese, F. Lee Brown\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Johns Hopkins University Press, United States\nImprint: Johns Hopkins University Press\nISBN-13: 9780801827082, 978-0801827082\nSynopsis\nSouthwest Under Stress examines the development-environment conflict in the four contiguous states of Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico. It emphasizes three issues with implications that extend far beyond the Southwest: water---its quantity, quality, and allocation; environment---how and to what extent it should be preserved; and the future of Native American and other poverty-stricken peoples. Energy comes in for special attention because the Southwest is a principal repository of fossil and nuclear fuels. This book serves as a guide for public policy in the region, and many of the policy alternatives set out are aimed at state and local governments. Alleviating poverty, improving the l.