Evolution of Water Resource Planning and Decision Making

Inbunden, Engelska, 2009

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This broad review of the development of US water resource policy analysis and practice offers perspectives from several disciplines: law, economics, engineering, ecology and political science. While the historical context provided goes back to the early 19th century, the book concentrates on the past 60 years and features a discussion of the difficulty that has generally been encountered in bringing the disciplines of economics and ecology into collaboration in the water resource context.The book explores the evolution of water related analytical capabilities and institutions and provides illustrations from case studies, concluding with recommendations for research, institutional change and action. Though designed to be a background textbook for interdisciplinary graduate seminars in water resources planning and management, it is accessible to interested lay readers and those who have policymaking or implementation responsibility but lack a technical background.The book will appeal to students and faculty in water policy, economics, and engineering, and in interdisciplinary programs organized around water resource problems and questions. Policy makers and general readers will also appreciate this non-technical introduction.

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Utgivningsdatum2009-06-30
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
FörlagEdward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN9781848440470

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Contents:ForewordRobert A. PietrowskyPreface 1. Water Resources Planning: Past, Present and FutureJohn J. Boland and Duane Baumann2. A History of the United States Water Resources Planning and DevelopmentWarren Viessman, Jr. Appendix 2.1 Evolution of Public Involvement in Water PlanningJerome Delli PriscoliAppendix 2.2 Nebraska Natural Resource Districts 3. The Theory and Practice of Benefit–Cost AnalysisJohn J. Boland, Nicholas Flores and Charles W. Howe4. Environmental Issues and Options in Water Resources Planning and Decision MakingDavid H. Moreau and Daniel P. Loucks 5. On the Collaboration of Ecologists and Economists Clifford S. Russell and Mark Sagoff6. Political Decision Making: Real Decisions in Real Political ContextsPeter Rogers, Lawrence MacDonnell and Peter LydonAppendix 6.1 Overview of American Law for Allocation of Water 7. Making the Transition: Moving Water Resources Planning and Management into the Twenty-first Century Gerald E. GallowayIndex