Integrated water resource management : an interdisciplinary approach /: an interdisciplinary approach. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Neil S. Grigg.
• Other Names: Grigg, Neil S
• Contents: Endorsement; Foreword; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1: Water as a Connector Among Societal Needs; Why Water Management Is Important; Why an Integrated Approach Is Needed; From Technical to Integrative Water Management; Paradigms for Integrated Management; How the Paradigm of IWRM Evolved; A Vocabulary for IWRM; The Nexus Between Water and Other Sectors; A Structure to Organize the Discussion of IWRM; Map of the Book; IWRM and Water Governance; Making IWRM Work; References; 2: Framework and Scenarios of IWRM; A Theory of IWRM. Scenarios, Problem Archetypes, and Variables of IWRM Management Purposes and Organization Types; Management Functions and Job Categories; Management Instruments and Functions; Influence of Scale in IWRM; Conclusions; References; 3: Purposes and Systems of Water Management; IWRM for Resources, Services, and Infrastructure; Purposes and Systems of Water Management; Water Supply; Wastewater Management and Sanitation Services; Maintenance Requirements for Water and Wastewater Systems; Integration of Water and Wastewater Systems; Agricultural Water. Stormwater and Flood Risk Management Instream Flows; References; 4: Planning for Integrative Problem-Solving; Planning as a Coordination Mechanism; Planning Scenarios; Planning as a Technical-Social Process; Frameworks for Water Planning in Large Nations; Water Planning in Smaller Nations, States, and Provinces; State Governments in the USA; Examples from Other Nations; Local-Level Planning; River Basin and Watershed Planning; Watershed Planning; River Basin Organizations; Tools of Planning; Strategic Planning; Scenario Development; Systems Development. Feasibility Assessment Frameworks and Protocols Performance Indicators; Models; Decision Support Systems and Dashboards; Shared Vision Planning; Social Network Analysis; Public Involvement; Principles of Effective Water Management; References; 5: IWRM and Water Governance; Water Governance Is Essential to IWRM; Concepts of Governance and Institutional Arrangements; A Simple Model of Institutional Arrangements; Roles in Water Management; Principles of Water Governance; Governance and Management Compared; Policy, Empowerment, and Control; Institutional Assessment; Conclusions.
• Publisher Details: London : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (513 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 333.91; Geography; Water-supply -- Samoa -- Apia -- Management; Water resources development -- Samoa -- Apia; Water resources development -- Government policy -- Samoa -- Apia; Water-supply -- Management; Water resources development; Sustainable development -- Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General; Sustainable development -- Management; Water resources development; Water resources development -- Government policy; Water-supply -- Management; Science -- Environmental Science; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Hydrology; Environmental management; Hydrology & the hydrosphere; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Geography; Physical geography & topography; Samoa -- Apia; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137576156; 1137576154
• Related ISBNs: 9781137576149; 1137576146
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: References6: Systems Thinking as an IWRM Tool; Systems Thinking to Support IWRM; Systems Thinking About Water Issues: An Example; Interdisciplinary Nature of Systems Thinking; Types of Problems to Be Analyzed; Socio-Technical Couplings; Tools of Systems Thinking; Systems Identification; System Diagrams; Causal Loop Diagrams; Process Mapping; Modeling; Problem-Solving Process; Application of Systems Thinking to Water Issues; Examples of Systems Thinking in Water Cases; Example 1: System Operator with Uncertain Decisions to Make.; Note: Print version record.
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