Crafting institutions and the determination of their hierarchy in environmental policymaking: the Platte River as a case study.
Journal of Economic Issues › Vol. 31 Nbr. 3, September 1997
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An analysis of water resource exploitation in the Platte River reveals that ecological outcomes have been the major factors that contributed to the transformation of the water resource management system in the region. These ecological consequences have also led to the establishment of new public water policies that incorporated environmental, municipal and recreational interests. More emphasis has also been given on the important roles of state and local regulating authorities in delivering public water policies.
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Crafting institutions and the determination of their hierarchy in environmental policymaking: the Platte River as a case study.
This paper deals with resource exploitation and changing relationships among users with a shared interest in common management issues. The particular focus is on conflicts among users of the waters of the Platte River; conflicts that have frequently been difficult to resolve because of common property laws.(1) This paper has two integrated purposes. The first is comparison of the history of utilization of the Platte River in two periods. The second is to discuss how the water resource governing system has been transformed.(2)
From 1902 to 1963 - the Reclamation and Development Period - development of the river as a source of water for reclamation projects was the focus of policy. Projects included dams, changing the instream water channel, and pumping groundwater. Consequences included the reduction of available surface water flows and groundwater reservoirs. In particular, the reduction of instream flow in the lower basin area of the Platte River was significa...See the full content of this document
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