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.