Integrated water resource management : an interdisciplinary approach /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2016.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Endorsement; Foreword; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1: Water as a Connector Among Societal Needs; Why Water Management Is Important; Why an Integrated Approach Is Needed; From Technical to Integrative Water Management; Paradigms for Integrated Management; How the Paradigm of IWRM Evolved; A Vocabulary for IWRM; The Nexus Between Water and Other Sectors; A Structure to Organize the Discussion of IWRM; Map of the Book; IWRM and Water Governance; Making IWRM Work; References; 2: Framework and Scenarios of IWRM; A Theory of IWRM.
- Scenarios, Problem Archetypes, and Variables of IWRM Management Purposes and Organization Types; Management Functions and Job Categories; Management Instruments and Functions; Influence of Scale in IWRM; Conclusions; References; 3: Purposes and Systems of Water Management; IWRM for Resources, Services, and Infrastructure; Purposes and Systems of Water Management; Water Supply; Wastewater Management and Sanitation Services; Maintenance Requirements for Water and Wastewater Systems; Integration of Water and Wastewater Systems; Agricultural Water.
- Stormwater and Flood Risk Management Instream Flows; References; 4: Planning for Integrative Problem-Solving; Planning as a Coordination Mechanism; Planning Scenarios; Planning as a Technical-Social Process; Frameworks for Water Planning in Large Nations; Water Planning in Smaller Nations, States, and Provinces; State Governments in the USA; Examples from Other Nations; Local-Level Planning; River Basin and Watershed Planning; Watershed Planning; River Basin Organizations; Tools of Planning; Strategic Planning; Scenario Development; Systems Development.
- Feasibility Assessment Frameworks and Protocols Performance Indicators; Models; Decision Support Systems and Dashboards; Shared Vision Planning; Social Network Analysis; Public Involvement; Principles of Effective Water Management; References; 5: IWRM and Water Governance; Water Governance Is Essential to IWRM; Concepts of Governance and Institutional Arrangements; A Simple Model of Institutional Arrangements; Roles in Water Management; Principles of Water Governance; Governance and Management Compared; Policy, Empowerment, and Control; Institutional Assessment; Conclusions.