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Coping with Climate Variability

Municipal Water Agencies in Southern California

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Climate and Water

Part of the book series: Advances in Global Change Research ((AGLO,volume 16))

Abstract

This chapter reviews the current water situation in Southern California, and explains the predilection, capacity, and strategies of municipal water agencies to innovate. Drawing on data collected in Southern California, as well as in the Pacific Northwest and the Potomac Basin, the values held by municipal water agencies are discussed, as well as the incentives, sources, and processes for innovation. Finally, the chapter relates these findings to the future of equitable distribution of water resources in the far west border region of California, Nevada, Arizona, and northern Mexico.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Center for Water and Environmental Sustainability, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, 97331, USA

    Denise Lach

  2. Warmington Endowed Chair of Social Ecology, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California, 92697, USA

    Helen Ingram

  3. School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, Palisades, New York, 10027, USA

    Steve Rayner

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Climate Diagnostics Center, Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, NOAA, Boulder, CO, USA

    Henry F. Diaz

  2. Institute for the Study of Planet Earth, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA

    Barbara J. Morehouse

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Lach, D., Ingram, H., Rayner, S. (2003). Coping with Climate Variability. In: Diaz, H.F., Morehouse, B.J. (eds) Climate and Water. Advances in Global Change Research, vol 16. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-1250-3_4

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