Irrigated Agriculture and the Environment (The Management of Water Resources series, 1)

Shortle (agricultural and environmental economics, Pennsylvania State U.) and Griffin (natural resource economics, Texas A&M U.) gather together 18 articles on the effects of agriculture on water resources (and vice versa) that have been previously published in academic journals between 1980 and the present. The articles are organized into sections that address pollution control instruments for irrigated agriculture, salinity and water allocation, and water reallocation and the environment. The major concern throughout the volume is the economic effects of various water allocation plans, as well as economic instruments capable of providing pollution control and proper water allocation within current market systems. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)