Integrated River Basin Management through Decentralization [electronic resource] / edited by Karin E. Kemper, Ariel Dinar, William Blomquist.

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551.4
Title
Integrated River Basin Management through Decentralization edited by Karin E. Kemper, Ariel Dinar, William Blomquist.
Physical Description
XXI, 262 p. online resource.
Contents
River Basin Management at the Lowest Appropriate Level: When and Why Does It Work in Practice? -- River Basin Management at the Lowest Appropriate Level: When and Why Does It (Not) Work in Practice? -- Comparative Analysis of Case Studies -- Determinants of River Basin Management Decentralization: Motivation, Process, and Performance -- The Case Studies -- Australia: Murray-Darling Basin -- Brazil: Alto Tietê Basin -- Brazil: Jaguaribe Basin -- Canada: Fraser Basin -- Costa Rica: Tárcoles Basin -- Indonesia: Brantas Basin -- Poland: Warta Basin -- Spain: Guadalquivir Basin -- Conclusion -- River Basin Management: Conclusions and Implications.
Summary
Drawing upon a worldwide survey of river basin organizations and in-depth studies of eight river basins in a variety of locations around the globe, this book examines how institutional arrangements for managing water resources at the river-basin level have been designed and implemented, what the impetus for these arrangements has been, and what institutional features appear to be associated with greater or lesser success in river basin management.
Added Author
Kemper, Karin E. editor.
Dinar, Ariel. editor.
Blomquist, William. editor.
SpringerLink (Online service)
Subject
EARTH SCIENCES.
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT.
POLITICAL SCIENCE.
HYDROGEOLOGY.
REGIONAL PLANNING.
URBAN PLANNING.
WATER POLLUTION.
Earth Sciences.
Hydrogeology.
Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management.
Environmental Management.
Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.
Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.
Political Science.
Multimedia
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Summary
Drawing upon a worldwide survey of river basin organizations and in-depth studies of eight river basins in a variety of locations around the globe, this book examines how institutional arrangements for managing water resources at the river-basin level have been designed and implemented, what the impetus for these arrangements has been, and what institutional features appear to be associated with greater or lesser success in river basin management.
Contents
River Basin Management at the Lowest Appropriate Level: When and Why Does It Work in Practice? -- River Basin Management at the Lowest Appropriate Level: When and Why Does It (Not) Work in Practice? -- Comparative Analysis of Case Studies -- Determinants of River Basin Management Decentralization: Motivation, Process, and Performance -- The Case Studies -- Australia: Murray-Darling Basin -- Brazil: Alto Tietê Basin -- Brazil: Jaguaribe Basin -- Canada: Fraser Basin -- Costa Rica: Tárcoles Basin -- Indonesia: Brantas Basin -- Poland: Warta Basin -- Spain: Guadalquivir Basin -- Conclusion -- River Basin Management: Conclusions and Implications.
Subject
EARTH SCIENCES.
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT.
POLITICAL SCIENCE.
HYDROGEOLOGY.
REGIONAL PLANNING.
URBAN PLANNING.
WATER POLLUTION.
Earth Sciences.
Hydrogeology.
Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management.
Environmental Management.
Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.
Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.
Political Science.
Multimedia