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Sharing the Common Pool : Water Rights in the Everyday Lives of Texans /
If all the people, municipalities, agencies, businesses, power plants, and other entities that think they have a right to the water in Texas actually tried to exercise those rights, there would not be enough water to satisfy all claims, no matter how legitimate. In Sharing the Common Pool: Water Rig...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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College Station :
Texas A & M University Press,
[2014]
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| Edición: | First edition. |
| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One: Natural Water, Human Rules; 1. The Unique Characteristics of Water and Water Rights in Texas; 2. Water Rights and Water Law in General; Part Two: Who Owns Water?; 3. Water: State Owned; 4. Water: Privately Owned; 5. Water: Shared Ownership; Part Three: How is Water Used and Regulated?; 6. Supply and Demand, Today and Tomorrow; 7. How We Use Water; 8. Who Regulates Water Use?; Part Four: How Do Water Rights Affect Real Estate Transactions?; 9. Water and Everyday Real Estate Transactions.
- Part Five: What Should Guide Water Policy: ""The Common Good"" or Private Rights?10. Public Policy Debates in the Recent Past; 11. Public Policy through the Crystal Ball; Epilogue; Appendix 1: Significant Court Cases Concerning Texas Water Rights; Appendix 2: Government and Other Resources; Appendix 3: Texas Supreme Court Cases and Other Significant Texas Cases; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover.