This chapter describes important geographical and socio-economic characteristics and trends in the Southwest-such as population and economic growth and changes in land ownership, land use, and land cover-that provide the context for how climate change will likely affect the Southwest. The chapter also describes key laws and institutions relevant to adaptive management of resources.
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Theobald, D. M., Travis, W. R., Drummond, M. A., Gordon, E. S., & Betsill, M. (2013). The changing southwest. In Assessment of Climate Change in the Southwest United States: A Report Prepared for the National Climate Assessment (pp. 37–55). Island Press-Center for Resource Economics. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-484-0_3
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