Sustainable Management of Water Resources

An Integrated Approach

AvCarlo Giupponi,Anthony J. Jakeman

Inbunden, Engelska, 2006

Del i serien The Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei series on Economics, the Environment and Sustainable Development

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Beskrivning

This book provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary and highly accessible introduction to water resource management, covering topics such as:the ecology of surface watersinternational regulations and economicsstakeholder participation in managementtools and methods for decision makingintegrated modellingdecision making and water policiesstakeholder participation and social issues.Experts across a wide range of specialist fields including social sciences, informatics, ecology and hydrology are brought together in this truly multidisciplinary approach to water management. They provide the reader with integrated insights into water resource management practices that underpin the three pillars of sustainable development - environment, economics and society - through a series of international case studies and theoretical frameworks.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2006-04-26
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:The Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei series on Economics, the Environment and Sustainable Development
Förlag:Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:9781845427450

Utforska kategorier

Miljöekonomi inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

Mer om författaren

Edited by Carlo Giupponi, Associate Professor, Department of Economics and Director, Venice Centre for Climate Studies, University of Venice Ca’ Foscari, Italy, Anthony J. Jakeman, The Australian National University, Australia, Derek Karssenberg, Utrecht University, The Netherlands and Matt P. Hare, Seecon Deutschland GmbH, Germany

Innehållsförteckning

Contents:PrefacePart I: Introduction1. Integrated Management of Water Resources: Concepts, Approaches and ChallengesAnthony J. Jakeman, Carlo Giupponi, Derek Karssenberg, Matt P. Hare, Anita Fassio and Rebecca A. LetcherPart II: New Challenges for Water Management2. Policy Setting for Sustainable Water Management: GATS Rules and Water Management SystemsGérard Mondello3. Water Policies and the Integrated Management of Surface Waters: An Ecological ApproachPier Francesco Ghetti and Carlo GiupponiPart III: Supporting Decision Making4. Sustainable Water Management and Decision MakingCarlo Giupponi, Anita Fassio, Jacobo Feás Vàzquez and Jaroslav Mysiak5. Multi-Criteria Decision Making in Water Resources ManagementJacobo Feás and Paolo Rosato6. Software Support for Multi-Criteria Decision MakingMarjan van Herwijnen and Ron JanssenPart IV: Participation7. Participation for Sustainable Water ManagementErik Mostert8. Methods for Stakeholder Participation in Water ManagementMatt P. Hare, Olivier Barreteau, M. Bruce Beck, Rebecca A. Letcher, Erik Mostert, J. David Tàbara, Dagmar Ridder, Valerie Cogan and Claudia Pahl-WostlPart V: Integrated Modelling for IWRM9. Software Tools for Hydrological ModellingDerek Karssenberg, Karin Pfeffer and Marc Vissers10. Integrated Modelling: Construction, Selection, UncertaintyAnthony J. Jakeman, John P. Norton, Rebecca A. Letcher and Holger Maier11. Typology of Models and Methods of IntegrationRebecca A. Letcher and John Bromley12. Software and Software Systems: Platforms and Issues for IWRM ProblemsAndrea E. Rizzoli and Robert M. ArgentIndex