Reallocating water is a politically sensitive issue in the western United States. Changes from agricultural uses to urban or environmental uses are occurring, but the process tends to polarize competing water users, thus creating barriers to reallocation. Other barriers are inherent in the...

This paper describes specific ways in which the analysis of ecosystem goods and services can be included in terrestrial carbon sequestration assessments and planning. It specifically reviews the U.S. Geological Survey’s LandCarbon assessment methodology for ecosystem services. The report...

pt. 1. Setting the context for water management in New Mexico -- pt. 2. The historical, legal, and institutional setting of water policy in New Mexico -- pt. 3. THe economics of water management in New Mexico -- pt. 4. Contemporary challenges in water management -- pt. 5. Conclusion.

The research questions and topics most likely to emerge in the near term future are assessed. A common theme is that policy issues will be an important driving force, as has generally been true in the past. More specifically, future theoretical advances are expected to occur in the treatment of...

Climate variability, population growth and persistent droughts present water managers with challenges in allocating ever scarcer water resources. Water marketing intuitions that allow for the temporary transfer of water between water users can provide water managers and users with the ability to...