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Transitions for the Delta Economy

Josué Medellín-Azuara, Jay R. Lund, Richard Howitt, Ellen Hanak | January 3rd, 2012


Enormous changes—from natural forces to management decisions—are coming to California’s fragile Delta region and will have broad effects on its residents. This report finds that in the first half of this century, the Delta as a whole is likely to experience a loss of 1 percent of economic activity as a result of these changes. It also identifies planning priorities for managing the Delta’s future.

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agriculture, economic analysis, Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta