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". ... :i ! RONALD A. KAISER* & MICHAEL MCFARLAND** A Bibliographic Pathfinder on Water Marketing Western water management is in a state of transition. Robust economic, industrial and tourism development, urban population growth and changing attitudes about environmental water needs have created additional demands for water. There is simply not enough water available to satisfy this new thirst. The normal flows of most western rivers are fully allocated and groundwater resources in many areas are limited and unable supply water for these new needs. Based on increasing demand and limited supply, western water management is evolving from a supply development paradigm to one of demand management. Under a demand management plan water is reallocated from existing to new uses. Water transfers are a common component of the demand management paradigm. Transfers, defined as a voluntary change in ownership, point of diversion, or place or purpose of use, can serve different purposes in water management, but fundamentally they involve the reallocation of existing supplies to new and often higher valued uses. Water marketing is a variation ofa transfer. The growing acceptance of water transfers and water marketing has been mirrored by a growth in the economic, legal and water planning literature. This bibliographic pathfinder is a research guide to books, journal articles, technical reports and conference proceedings that address issues raised by water transfers. As a considerable number of publications are included in the pathfinder, the bibliography is organized into six major issue areas. Each issue area begins with a short introductory statement followed by the bibliographic entries listed alphabetically by first author's last name. Many publications deal with two or more issues but in general the source is listed in only one section. Although this bibliographic pathfinder seeks to capture the important and relevant economic, legal and planning literature, it is not exhaustive, nor does it reference political, social, or biological science sources. * Professor, Institute of Renewable Natural Resources, Texas Water Resources Institute, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University. **Research Associate, Department of Recreation, Park & Tourism Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University. This bibliography is a result of research sponsored by the Texas water Development Board and the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. The views expressed herein are those ofthe authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the sponsoring agencies. We gratefully acknowledge the research assistance of Dr. Jim Mertes, Professor, Michigan State University.