Water resources planning and management /
edited by R.Quentin Grafton
- Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011.
- xxi, 777p.
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-- 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-- 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-- 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-- 4. Aquatic Ecosystems-- 25. Groundwater contamination in Bangladesh-- 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-- 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-- 7. Water Infrastructure Design and Operation-- 30. Flood hazard, floodplain policy and flood management-- 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-- 9. Market Mechanisms in Water Management-- 35. Inter-sectoral water trading as a climate change adaptation strategy; Contributors' biographies; Index.