Water for Life

Water Management and Environmental Policy

Gilbert F White author James L Wescoat, Jr author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:16th Oct '03

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An analysis of the relationship between water management, environmental conditions and public policy.

Successful water management is crucial for the proper operation of natural environmental systems and for the support of human society. This book fully analyzes the relationship between water management, environmental conditions and public policy. Examples are drawn from around the world, with emphasis on integrative approaches.Successful water management is crucial for the proper operation of natural environmental systems and for the support of human society. These two aspects are interdependent, but decisions about one are often made without regard to effects upon the other. A persistent challenge is to consider them together. This book fully analyzes the relationship between water management, environmental conditions and public policy. It combines a careful review of the character and evolution of water management and evaluates management from the standpoint of the quality of the natural environment. Topics covered include domestic and industrial water supply and waste disposal, groundwater use, river channel and floodplain management, and integrated river basins. The processes of social decision-making are examined against a backdrop of plant-soil-water-ecosystem relationships and ecosystem change. Examples are drawn from around the world, from local watershed management to international river basin planning, with emphasis on integrative approaches.

'… a concise and erudite primer aimed at helping hydrologists and environmental managers to find a common language to talk about policymaking for rivers, lakes, wetlands and underground water reserves … As befits its distinguished authors, it exudes authority.' The Times Higher Education Supplement
'… a significant contribution to the growing library of water and environment management texts.' Geography

ISBN: 9780521369800

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm

Weight: 564g

344 pages