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  <dc:contributor>William Travis</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Mark A. Drummond</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Eric Gordon</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Michelle Betsill</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>David M. Theobald</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>2013</dc:date>
  <dc:description>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.</dc:description>
  <dc:format>application/pdf</dc:format>
  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>Island Press</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>The changing southwest</dc:title>
  <dc:type>chapter</dc:type>
</oai_dc:dc>