The Milk River: deferred water policy transitions in an international waterway
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The Milk River basin is shared by southern Alberta, southwestern Saskatchewan, and northern Montana, and its story is also the history of Canadian and American allocations of the water supply. Canada evolved in the direction of centralized control over boundary waters, while the US believed that individual control of water resources came first. Albertans and Indians have had the legal right to parts of the Milk River since 1908 and 1909, respectively. As the 21st century approaches, Canada and the US are growing interested in cooperative solutions to water scarcity in the Milk River area.
Publication Name: Natural Resources Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0028-0739
Year: 1992
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Coping with uncertainty: social scientists, engineers, and federal water resources planning
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Water resources planning changed with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, which required environmental impact statements for all planned federal activity markedly affecting environmental quality and made it necessary for agencies to have experts from both the natural and social sciences on their staffs. The two had different approaches to their work, the natural scientists seeking to control uncertainty and the social scientists to analyze it. The goal of social scientists in environmental agencies is to sensitize the natural scientists to planned projects' human impacts.
Publication Name: Natural Resources Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0028-0739
Year: 1992
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The evolution of an international water resources management regime in the Mekong River Basin
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The authors outline the history of cooperative arrangements governing the management of water resources in the Mekong River Basin of Southeast Asia. Topics include the geography and hydrology of the Basin, the evolution of water management policies, and the influence of regional geopolitics and international assistance.
Publication Name: Natural Resources Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0028-0739
Year: 2000
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