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Engineering Response to Climate Change, Second Edition, 2nd Edition
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Engineering Response to Climate Change, Second Edition, 2nd Edition

by Robert G. Watts
March 2013
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
520 pages
18h 5m
English
CRC Press
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189Water Resources
5.2.2.7 Recreation
Water is critical for many recreation activities—from boating and shing to
mountain biking and backpacking. Impacts on water resources from climate
change are pervasive and will vary by region and by season. They will likely
alter winter snowpack, impact shing and boating due to higher or lower
stream ows and reservoir levels (depending on region), and change hunt-
ing and wildlife viewing opportunities.
In recent years, public demands have required those agencies with water
control authority to allocate water resources for boating, shing, rafting,
swimming, and other recreational uses in addition to the original water use
requirement of the designed facility. With climate changes, additional pres-
sure ...
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