The Development of Water Resources Planning in the United States from the Reclamation Act of 1902 to the Principles and Standards of 1973
ebook ∣ An Assessment Based on Original Sources
By David C. Major
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This book provides an assessment of the development of water resources planning in the United States from the Reclamation Act of 1902 to the Principles and Standards of 1973 based on original sources. There are twelve essays, each focused on a significant law, original report, or book. The essays aim to provide concise descriptions of the works and their background and explain their importance both at the time they were written and later. The book has four sections:
- I: Three important laws prior to World War II;
- II: The beginning of standard multipurpose planning with benefit-cost analysis;
- III: The development of new multi-objective and computer methods through 1973; and
- IV: Perspectives
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