Background
Smith, Zachary Alden was born on August 8, 1953 in Stanford, California, United States. Son of Alden Wallace and Lelia Smith.
( One of the greatest conundrums facing the arid western ...)
One of the greatest conundrums facing the arid western United States is the availability, use, and quality of groundwater. In large sections of the West, groundwater is the only dependable source of water for agricultural production and home consumption. Yet many of the aquifers are being depleted at a rate that will suck them dry within a century. Furthermore, dependence upon groundwater in many areas will only increase in the future. This dependence is already having serious consequences for small towns on the Great Plains. Faced with growing costs associated with deeper wells and the need for ever more advanced technology for extracting water, these towns find they lack the resources to maintain current agricultural practices. In this timely assessment of the West’s groundwater resources, the authors provide a detailed overview of groundwater management in the Western states. The authors present for each state the various management strategies, laws, and political realities that have made groundwater appropriation such a volatile subject. They also suggest possible difficulties that states and regions might face under current groundwater policies. By examining separate cases and viewing the West as a whole, the authors are able to identify not only the most pressing problems but also the most appropriate management techniques for protecting water supplies for future use.
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( This completely revised edition of Smith's classic text...)
This completely revised edition of Smith's classic text on Arizona politics and public policy brings its examination up to date through the most recent election cycle. Intended for courses on state and local politics and policy, the text provides an introduction to and analysis of the political process in the State of Arizona and the policies that process has produced. The new edition includes contributions from experts on Arizona law, politics, criminal justice, and sociology, and retains the first edition's two-pronged analysis of Arizona's political institutions (the courts, legislature, governor's office, etc.) and the current policy issues facing the state (the environment, water, health care, immigration, and land use, among others). The complete text for courses in public policy and politics.
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( This completely revised third edition of Smith's classi...)
This completely revised third edition of Smith's classic text on Arizona politics and public policy brings its examination up to date through the most recent election cycle. Intended for courses on state and local politics and policy, the text provides an introduction to and analysis of the political process in the State of Arizona and the policies that process has produced. The new edition includes contributions from experts on Arizona law, politics, criminal justice, and sociology, and retains the first edition's two-pronged analysis of Arizona's political institutions (the courts, legislature, governor's office, etc.) and the current policy issues facing the state (the environment, water, health care, immigration, and land use, among others). The complete text for courses in public policy and politics.
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Smith, Zachary Alden was born on August 8, 1953 in Stanford, California, United States. Son of Alden Wallace and Lelia Smith.
Bachelor, California State University, Fullerton, 1975; Master of Arts, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1979; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1984.
Adjunct lecturer political science, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1981-1982; assistant professor, director Center for Island and Ocean Resources Management, U. Hawaii, Hilo, 1982-1987; associate professor, U. Hawaii, Hilo, 1987-1989; associate professor, Northern Arizona U., Flagstaff, 1989-1993; professor, Northern Arizona U., Flagstaff, since 1993.
( This completely revised third edition of Smith's classi...)
( This completely revised edition of Smith's classic text...)
( One of the greatest conundrums facing the arid western ...)
(Book by Smith, Zachary A.)
(Book by Smith, Zachary A.)
Active campaign for various state propositions, 1970, 74, 76. Electedto Orange County (California) Democratic Center Committee, 1976-1978. Councilman City of Flagstaff, since 1996.
Member ASPA, American Water Resources Association, American Political Science Association, Southwestern Social Science Association, Western Political Science Association, Western Social Sciences Association (executive county since 1995).