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"Watershed partnerships are institutional entities defined by bioregional boundaries. They offer an opportunity to identify regionally specific freshwater needs and concerns, and provide information critical to resource agency decision-making. Changes to the freshwater system are inextricably linked to changes in the human system such as water consumption for household and industrial use, as well as through indirect drivers such as climate change. Alaska's position in the arctic and subarctic, where these changes are magnified and often poorly understood, creates a significant challenge to developing and adopting policies that are flexible enough to accommodate changes in the arctic ecosystem, and rigorous enough to avoid freshwater allocation conflicts experienced elsewhere in the world. Watershed partnerships provide a critical link between understanding changes at the local and regional scale and developing new policies able to adapt to future changes and demands for freshwater"--Leaf iii.
The physical and political conditions that resulted in the April 1, 1976 closure of water withdrawals within the Prudhoe Bay Development Area are reviewed and evaluated in context of the resulting Alaska government policy.
Contains transcripts from series of hearings held in Alaska (August 7-13, 1973) to acquire information about needs of communities in Juneau, Kenai, Kotzebue, Nome, Bethel, and Anchorage with regard to water resource development. Information to be used in development of policy for water resource projects undertaken by Corps of Engineers.
Results of field reconnaissance study of potential water resource development of Territory of Alaska. Also includes economic evaluation of Alaska's natural resources as well as recommendations for initiation of program for detailed investigation of Alaska's water resources.
Originating from a series of workshops held at the Alaska Forum of the Fourth International Polar Year, this interdisciplinary volume addresses a host of current concerns regarding the ecology and rapid transformation of the arctic. Concentrating on the most important linked social-ecological systems, including fresh water, marine resources, and oil and gas development, this volume explores opportunities for sustainable development from a variety of perspectives, among them social sciences, natural and applied sciences, and the arts. Individual chapters highlight expressions of climate change in dance, music, and film, as well as from an indigenous knowledge–based perspective.