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  • THE WORLD FOOD SITUATION
    PIERRE R. CROSSON / KENNETH D FREDERICK
    At the beginning of the 1970’s, global grain reserves were level and food prices were low however as the decade progressed crop production plummeted leading to a food crisis. Originally published in the aftermath in 1977, Crosson and Frederick set out to explore the ability of agricultural output to meet the global food demands of future generations. This study analyses how res...

    $1,100.00

  • WATER FOR WESTERN AGRICULTURE
    KENNETH D. FREDERICK
    This title, originally published in 1982, examines the importance of western irrigation to U.S. agriculture and the impacts of the changing water supply situation on the development of western irrigation. Past trends, water supply conditions, water institutions, economic forces, technological alternatives, and environmental factors are examined for their impacts on the course o...

    $980.00

  • WATER MANAGEMENT AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
    KENNETH D. FREDERICK
    First Published in 2011. Water is a scarce resource in the arid zones of Latin America and is sure to become more so. Population growth and rising income, coupled with rapid urbanization, assure continued steep increases in demand for water for irrigation and for industrial and municipal uses. This monograph offers an overall methodology and systematic analysis of a region’s wa...

    $1,480.00

  • SCARCE WATER AND INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE
    KENNETH D. FREDERICK
    The authors assess alternative approaches to meeting long-term water needs and resolving conflicts among competing water users in five areas: the Columbia River Basin; Kern County, California; south California; Virginia Beach, Virginia; and northeastern Colorado. This book argues that America's water supply problems are caused largely by bad habits and poor policies-especially ...

    $1,480.00

  • AMERICA'S RENEWABLE RESOURCES
    KENNETH D. FREDERICK / ROGER A. SEDJO
    By recording one country's experience with its vast natural resource base, America's Renewable Resources: Historical Trends and Current Challenges will help to inform the management of future demands on the resource base in the U.S. and throughout the world. The contributors focus specifically on renewable resources--water, forests, rangeland, cropland and soils, and wildlife--...

    $1,480.00