Drought in the United States: Causes, Considerations and Policy Recommendations

ISBN: 9781622575602 出版年：2012 页码：125 Julie Simonetti Matt Suricka Nova Science

Drought is a natural hazard with potentially significant societal, economic, and environmental consequences. Public policy issues related to drought range from how to identify and measure drought to how best to prepare for, respond to, and mitigate drought impacts, and who should bear such costs. This book provides information relevant to drought policy discussions by describing the physical causes of drought, drought history in the United States, examples of regional drought conditions, and policy challenges related to drought.