BIBLIO is the largest independent book marketplace in the world, with over 100 million books.

Skip to content

Sharing the Common Pool: Water Rights in the Everyday Lives of Texans (Pam and Will Harte Books on Rivers, sponsored by The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, Texas State University)

Sharing the Common Pool: Water Rights in the Everyday Lives of Texans (Pam and Will Harte Books on Rivers, sponsored by The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, Texas State University)

Sharing the Common Pool: Water Rights in the Everyday Lives of Texans (Pam and
Stock photo: cover may vary

Sharing the Common Pool: Water Rights in the Everyday Lives of Texans (Pam and Will Harte Books on Rivers, sponsored by The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, Texas State University) Paperback - 2014

by Porter Jr., Charles R

Add to wish list
  • New
  • Paperback
New

Description

Texas A&M University Press, 2014-05-15. paperback. New. 6.40x0.79x9.50. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy.
Ask the seller a question Add to wish list
A$37.86
Free Delivery within USA
Standard delivery: 5 to 10 days
More delivery options
Dropship order
Ships from Ergodebooks (Texas, United States)
The BIBLIO Guarantee

Details

  • Title Sharing the Common Pool: Water Rights in the Everyday Lives of Texans (Pam and Will Harte Books on Rivers, sponsored by The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, Texas State University)
  • Author Porter Jr., Charles R
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st ed.
  • Condition New
  • Pages 240
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Texas A&M University Press, College Station
  • Publication date 2014-05-15
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # DADAX1623491371
  • ISBN 9781623491376 / 1623491371
  • Weight 1.51 lbs (0.68 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.5 x 6.4 x 0.79 in (24.13 x 16.26 x 2.01 cm)
  • Size 6.40x0.79x9.50
  • Themes
    • Geographic Orientation: Texas
    • Interdisciplinary Studies: Environmental Studies
  • Category Nature
  • Library of Congress subjects Water rights - Texas
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2013040751
  • Dewey Decimal Code 346.764
  • Quantity available 1

About Ergodebooks Texas, United States

Specialising in: Rare Books, Rare Dvd, Rare Video, Textbook
Biblio member since 2005

Our goal is to provide best customer service and good condition books for the lowest possible price. We are always honest about condition of book. We list book only by ISBN # and hence exact book is guaranteed.

Terms of Sale:

We have 30 day return policy.

Browse books from Ergodebooks

Reader reviews for Sharing the Common Pool: Water Rights in the Everyday Lives of Texans (Pam and Will Harte Books on Rivers, sponsored by The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, Texas State University)

Write a review for this book

There are no reviews for this book yet. Be the first to write a review!

Your review will be anonymous unless you login or create an account first.

Overall rating
Remember: You’re rating the book as a work, not the seller or the condition of the specific copy you purchased!

Important Terms and Guidelines

  • Please focus on the book’s content and context. Also, add any personal comments as to how you enjoyed the book. Substantiate your likes and dislikes. You may make comparisons to other books.
  • Reviews must be at least 140 characters in length.
  • Please do not reveal critical plot elements.
  • This is not a help line. Contact customer support if you need help.
Your review must not include:
  • Obscenities, discriminatory language, or other insulting language not suitable for public domain
  • Advertisements, “spam” content, or references to other products, offers or websites.
  • Email addresses, URLs, phone numbers, physical addresses or other contact information.
  • Overly critical comments about other reviews or reviewers
  • Time-sensitive material (i.e. promotional tours, seminars, lectures, etc.)
  • Availability, price, or alternative ordering/shipping information

From the publisher

If all the people, municipalities, agencies, businesses, power plants, and other entities that think they have a right to the water in Texas actually tried to exercise those rights, there would not be enough water to satisfy all claims, no matter how legitimate. In Sharing the Common Pool: Water Rights in the Everyday Lives of Texans, water rights expert Charles Porter explains in the simplest possible terms who has rights to the water in Texas, who determines who has those rights, and who benefits or suffers because of it.

The origins of Texas water law, which contains elements of the state's Spanish, English, and Republic heritages, contributed to the development of a system that defines water by where it sits, flows, or falls and assigns its ownership accordingly. Over time, this seemingly logical, even workable, set of expectations has evolved into a tortuous collection of laws, permits, and governing authorities under the onslaught of population growth and competing interests--agriculture, industry, cities--all with insatiable thirsts.

In sections that cover ownership, use, regulation, real estate, and policy, Porter lays out in as straightforward a fashion as possible just how we manage (and mismanage) water in this state, what legal cases have guided the debate, and where the future might take us as old rivalries, new demands, and innovative technologies--such as hydraulic fracturing of oil shale formations ("fracking")--help redefine water policy.

To learn more about The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, sponsors of this book's series, please click here.

Media reviews

Citations

  • Kirkus Reviews, 04/15/2014, Page 0

About the author

CHARLES R. PORTER is an assistant professor of history at St. Edward's University in Austin and a licensed real estate agent and broker. He has been a presenter and panel moderator for the Texas legislature, at the Texas Groundwater Summit, and at a joint conference of the Texas Rural Water Association and Texas Water Conservation Association.

Please wait a moment while we load the requested page.

tracking-