Water Resources Planning and Management

The most comprehensive handbook ever published on water resource issues from a global perspective, for students, researchers and professionals.

R. Quentin Grafton (Edited by), Karen Hussey (Edited by)

9780521762588, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 17 February 2011

800 pages, 150 b/w illus. 50 tables
25.4 x 18 x 3.1 cm, 1.69 kg

'The text is loaded with information on this major topic … will be a great resource for students interested in pursuing this as a career, as well as a good resource for any professional already involved in some form of water resource management …' Michael Hansen, Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Water is an increasingly critical issue at the forefront of global policy change, management and planning. There are growing concerns about water as a renewable resource, its availability for a wide range of users, aquatic ecosystem health, and global issues relating to climate change, water security, water trading and water ethics. This handbook provides the most comprehensive reference ever published on water resource issues. It brings together multiple disciplines to understand and help resolve problems of water quality and scarcity from a global perspective. Its case studies and 'foundation' chapters will be greatly valued by students, researchers and professionals involved in water resources, hydrology, governance and public policy, law, economics, geography and environmental studies.

List of contributors
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I. Understanding 'Water': 1. Climate change and the global water cycle
2. Understanding global hydrology
3. Groundwater and surface water connectivity
4. Understanding the basics of water quality
5. Inland water ecosystems
6. Water, biodiversity and ecosystems: reducing our impact
7. Global food production in a water constrained world: exploring 'green' and 'blue' challenges and solutions
Part II. Water Resources Planning and Management: 8. Water law and the search for sustainability: a comparative analysis
9. Tackling the global water crisis: unlocking international law as fundamental to the peaceful management of the world's shared transboundary waters - introducing 'the H2O paradigm'
10. Risk and uncertainty in water resources planning and management: a basic introduction
11. Collaboration and stakeholder engagement
12. Capacity building and knowledge sharing
13. Adaptive and integrated management of water resources
14. Gender and integrated water resource management
15. Environmental flows: achieving ecological outcomes in variable environments
Part III. Water Resources Planning and Management - Case Studies: Section 1. Water and Waste Water Treatment: 16. Overcoming water scarcity in Perth, Western Australia
17. Cities, agriculture and environment - sharing water in and around Hyderabad, South India
18. Pricing of urban water services: the case of France
19. Collaborative flood and drought risk management in the Upper Iskar Basin, Bulgaria
Section 2. Agricultural Water Use: 20. The role of research and development in drought adaptation on the Colorado River Basin
21. Climate change in the Murray-Darling Basin: implications for water use and environmental consequences
Section 3. Urban Water Supply and Management: 22. The urban water challenge in Australian cities
23. Water sensitive urban design
24. Water security for Adelaide, South Australia
Section 4. Aquatic Ecosystems: 25. Groundwater contamination in Bangladesh
Section 5. Industrial and Mining Water Use: 26. Water issues in Canada's tar sands
27. Science, governance, and environmental impacts of mines in developing countries: lessons from Ok Tedi in Papua New Guinea
Section 6. Rural and Remote Communities: 28. Aboriginal access to water in Australia: opportunities and constraints
29. Providing for social equity in water markets: the case for an indigenous reserve in northern Australia
Section 7. Water Infrastructure Design and Operation: 30. Flood hazard, floodplain policy and flood management
Section 8. Managing Water Across Borders: 31. Decision making in the Murray-Darling Basin
32. Challenges to water cooperation in the lower Jordan River Basin
33. Adaptation and change in Yellow River management
34. Managing international river basins: successes and failures of the Mekong River Commission
Section 9. Market Mechanisms in Water Management: 35. Inter-sectoral water trading as a climate change adaptation strategy
Contributors' biographies
Index.

Subject Areas: Environmental monitoring [TQD], Social impact of environmental issues [RNT], Hydrology & the hydrosphere [RBK], International environmental law [LBBP], Environmental economics [KCN]