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Conservation Of Natural Resources--Ecology, Economics And Energy, Harold W. Young May 1976

Conservation Of Natural Resources--Ecology, Economics And Energy, Harold W. Young

West Virginia Law Review

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Patterns Of Land Use Change Around A Large Reservoir, Billy R. Prebble Jan 1969

Patterns Of Land Use Change Around A Large Reservoir, Billy R. Prebble

KWRRI Research Reports

Reservoirs are built to control floods, provide water for irrigation and municipal supply, generate electric power, augment low flows for navigation and water quality control, and provide improved fishing and recreation opportunity. A reservoir is justified if the benefit it provides to society exceeds the cost to develop it. Much research has been done to determine the benefit of a water resources development to society as a whole. Some research has explored the benefit of such a facility to a region. Very little research exists on the effects of a reservoir on the immediately surrounding area.

It seems reasonable that …