| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Earthscan studies in water resource management |
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Earthscan studies in water resource management.
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| Contents |
The Challenge of Protecting Water Resources : an Introduction and the Purposes of this Book / Laurence Smith, Keith Porter, Kevin M. Hiscock, David Benson and Mary Jane Porter -- Key Questions about Catchment Management / Laurence Smith, David Benson and Keith Porter -- The Upper Susquehanna River Basin : Headwaters of a National Treasure The Chesapeake Bay / Mary Jane Porter, Keith Porter, James Curatolo, Mike Lovegreen and Laurence Smith -- New York City Watershed Program : A National Paradigm? / Keith Porter and Laurence Smith -- The Hudson River Watershed, New York State, USA / Mary Jane Porter, Keith Porter and Laurence Smith -- Healthy Waterways, South East Queensland, Australia / Laurence Smith, David Benson and Diane Tarte -- Groundwater Protection Programmes in Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands / Laurence Smith, David Benson and Kevin M. Hiscock -- The WWF RIPPLE Project (Rivers Involving People, Places and Leading by Example), Ulster, Northern Ireland / Alex Inman and Mark Horton -- Opening up Catchment Science : an Experiment in Loweswater, Cumbria, England / Claire Waterton, Stephen C. Maberly, Lisa Norton, Judith Tsouvalis, Nigel Watson, and Ian J. Winfield -- Getting Started : Partnerships, Collaboration, Participation and the Role of Law / Laurence Smith, Keith Porter and David Benson -- Getting Informed : Tools and Approaches for Assessment, Planning and Management / Laurence Smith, Kevin M. Hiscock, Keith Porter, Tobias Krueger and David Benson -- Getting Things Done and Getting Results / Laurence Smith, Keith Porter and David Benson -- Conclusions and Future Challenges / Laurence Smith, Keith Porter, David Benson and Kevin M. Hiscock |
| Summary |
"The central focus of this volume is a critical comparative analysis of the key drivers for water resource management and the provision of clean water-- governance systems and institutional and legal arrangements. The authors present a systematic analysis of case study river systems drawn from Australia, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, UK and USA to provide an integrated global assessment of the scale and key features of catchment management. A key premise explored is that despite the diversity of jurisdictions and catchments there are commonalities to a successful approach. The authors show that environmental and public health water quality criteria must be integrated with the economic and social goals of those affected, necessitating a 'twin-track' and holistic (cross-sector and discipline) approach of stakeholder engagement and sound scientific research. A final synthesis presents a set of principles for adaptive catchment management. These principles demonstrate how to integrate the best scientific and technical knowledge with policy, governance and legal provisions. It is shown how decision-making and implementation at the appropriate geographic and governmental scales can resolve conflicts and share best sustainable practices"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 23, 2015) |
| Subject |
Watershed management.
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Water-supply -- Management
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Watershed management -- Case studies
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Water-supply -- Management -- Case studies
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
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Water-supply -- Management
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Watershed management
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Case studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Smith, Laurence (Laurence E. D.), editor.
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Porter, Keith A. (Keith Alan), editor.
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Hiscock, K. M. (Kevin M.), editor.
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Porter, Mary Jane, editor.
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Benson, David, 1967- editor.
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| ISBN |
9781136472428 |
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1136472428 |
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9780203129159 |
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0203129156 |
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9781136472374 |
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1136472371 |
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9781136472411 |
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113647241X |
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1849713049 |
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9781849713047 |
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9781138304543 |
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1138304549 |
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9781136472367 |
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1136472363 |
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9781136472398 |
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1136472398 |
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