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Book SynopsisThis research collection examines writings from leading water law experts in the world to assess the law applicable to the uses, management and protection of water resources. Exploring the diverse aspects of this, from human rights to international economic law and peace and security, International Water Law comprehensively covers the multi-level facets of water resource management and protection in its wider scope.Table of ContentsContents: Volume I Acknowledgements Introduction Laurence Boisson de Chazournes and Mara Tignino PART I NOTIONS AND PRINCIPLES 1. Eyal Benvenisti (1996), ‘Collective Action in the Utilization of Shared Freshwater: The Challenges of International Water Resources Law’, American Journal of International Law, 90 (3), July, 384–415 2. Laurence Boisson de Chazournes (2009), ‘Freshwater and International Law: The Interplay Between Universal, Regional and Basin Perspectives’, United Nations World Water Development Report 3: Water in a Changing World, Paris, France: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 1–10 3. Charles B. Bourne (1996), ‘The International Law Association’s Contribution to International Water Resources Law’, Natural Resources Journal, 36 (2), Spring, 155–216 4. Stephen C. McCaffrey (1996), ‘The Harmon Doctrine One Hundred Years Later: Buried, Not Praised’, Natural Resources Journal, 36 (3), Summer, 549–90 PART II INTERNATIONAL WATERCOURSES AND LAKES 5. Maurizio Arcari (1997), ‘The Codification of the Law of International Watercourses: The Draft Articles Adopted by the International Law Commission’, Anuario de Derecho Internacional, XIII, 3–32 6. Lucius Caflisch (1998), ‘Regulation of the Uses of International Watercourses’, in Salman M.A. Salman and Laurence Boisson de Chazournes (eds), International Watercourses: Enhancing Cooperation and Managing Conflict, Proceedings of a World Bank Seminar, World Bank Technical Paper Number 414, Chapter One, Washington, DC: World Bank, 3–16 7. ‘Draft Articles on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses’ (1996), in Yearbook of the International Law Commission 1994, Volume II, Part Two: Report of the Commission to the General Assembly on the Work of its Forty-Sixth Session, Chapter III, Section D, New York, NY and Geneva, Switzerland: United Nations, 89–135 8. ‘Introduction’, ‘Sovereignty Over Water’, ‘Independencies in the Water Cycle’, ‘The Value of Water’, ‘Water and Culture’, ‘Cooperation as Allocation’, ‘Cooperation as Salvation’, ‘Cooperation as Opportunity’, ‘Cooperation and Participation of Stakeholders’, ‘Framework for the Integrated Management of International Watercourses’, ‘A Human Right to Water’, ‘Water and Security’ and ‘Water for Peace – Peace for Water’ (2000), in National Sovereignty and International Watercourses, The Hague, Netherlands: Green Cross International, Chapters 1–13, March, 16–59 9. Patricia K. Wouters (1992), ‘Allocation of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses: Efforts at Codification and the Experience of Canada and the United States’, Canadian Yearbook of International Law, 30, December, 43–88 PART III TRANSBOUNDARY GROUNDWATERS 10. Gabriel E. Eckstein (2007), ‘Commentary on the U.N. International Law Commission’s Draft Articles on the Law of Transboundary Aquifers’, Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law and Policy, 18 (3), 537–610 11. Owen McIntyre (2011), ‘International Water Resources Law and the International Law Commission Draft Articles on Transboundary Aquifers: A Missed Opportunity for Cross-Fertilisation?’, International Community Law Review, 13 (3), 237–54 12. Francesco Sindico (2011), ‘The Guarani Aquifer System and the International Law of Transboundary Aquifers’, International Community Law Review, 13 (3), 255–72 PART IV ACCESS TO WATER, NON-STATE ACTORS AND WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 13. Carl Bruch (2005), ‘Evolution of Public Involvement in International Watercourse Management’, in Carl Bruch, Libor Jansky, Mikiyasu Nakayama and Kazimierz A. Salewicz (eds), Public Participation in the Governance of International Freshwater Resources, Chapter 2, Tokyo, Japan: United Nations University Press, 21–72 14. Catarina de Albuquerque (2010), ‘Report of the Independent Expert on the Issue of Human Rights Obligations Related to Access to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation’, United Nations General Assembly, Human Rights Council Fifteenth Session, Report GE.10-14831, New York, NY: United Nations, 1–22 15. Christina Leb (2012), ‘The Right to Water in a Transboundary Context: Emergence of Seminal Trends’, Water International, 37 (6), October, 640–53 16. Stephen McCaffrey (1992), ‘A Human Right to Water: Domestic and International Implications’, Georgetown International Environmental Law Review, 5 (1), 1–24 17. Dinah Shelton (2013), ‘Water Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities’, in Laurence Boisson de Chazournes, Christina Leb and Mara Tignino (eds), International Law and Freshwater: The Multiple Challenges, Chapter 5, Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 69–94 18. Attila Tanzi (2010), ‘Reducing the Gap Between International Water Law and Human Rights Law: The UNECE Protocol on Water and Health’, International Community Law Review, 12 (3), 267–85 19. Mara Tignino (2014), ‘The Right to Water and Sanitation in Post-Conflict Legal Mechanisms: An Emerging Regime?’, in Erika Weinthal, Jessica Troell and Mikiyasu Nakayama (eds), Water and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding, Part 5, Abingdon, UK and New York, NY: Earthscan, 383–402 Volume II Acknowledgements An introduction to both volumes by the editors appears in Volume I PART I WATER AND INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC LAW 1. Cynthia Baumann (2001), ‘Water Wars: Canada’s Upstream Battle to Ban Bulk Water Export’, Minnesota Journal of Global Trade, 10, Winter, 109–32 2. Edith Brown Weiss (2005), ‘Water Transfers and International Trade Law’, in Edith Brown Weiss, Laurence Boisson de Chazournes and Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder (eds), Fresh Water and International Economic Law, Chapter 3, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 61–89 3. Philippe Cullet and Alix Gowlland-Gualtieri (2005), ‘Local Communities and Water Investments’, in Edith Brown Weiss, Laurence Boisson de Chazournes and Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder (eds), Fresh Water and International Economic Law, Chapter 13, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 303–32 4. Valerie Hughes and Gabrielle Marceau (2013), ‘WTO and Trade in Natural Resources’, in Laurence Boisson de Chazournes, Christina Leb and Mara Tignino (eds), International Law and Freshwater: The Multiple Challenges, Chapter 14, Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 266–97 5. Francesco Sindico (2007), ‘Water Export Bans for Environmental Purposes Before the WTO: A Reflection of the Difficult Relationship Between Trade and Environment’, Revue Hellénique de Droit International, 60, 153–72 6. Jorge E. Vinuales (2009), ‘Access to Water in Foreign Investment Disputes’, Georgetown International Environmental Law Review, 21 (4), 733–51 PART II WATER AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT 7. Richard B. Bilder (1972), ‘Controlling Great Lakes Pollution: A Study in United States-Canadian Environmental Cooperation’, Michigan Law Review, 70 (3), January, 469–556 8. Laurence Boisson de Chazournes, Christina Leb and Mara Tignino (2011), ‘Environmental Protection and Access to Water: The Challenges Ahead’, in Michael R. Van der Valk and Penelope Keenan (eds), The Right to Water and Water Rights in a Changing World, Chapter 2, Delft, Netherlands: UNESCO, 9–24 9. Johan G. Lammers (1984), ‘Treaty Law’, in Pollution of International Watercourses: A Search for Substantive Rules and Principles of Law, Chapter IV, The Hague, Netherlands: Martinus Nijhoff, 89–123 10. Ludwik A. Teclaff (1976), ‘Harmonizing Water Resources Development and Use with Environmental Protection in Municipal and International Law’, Natural Resources Journal, 16 (4), October, 807–61 PART III WATER AND INSTITUTIONAL COOPERATION 11. Dante A. Caponera (1985), ‘Patterns of Cooperation in International Water Law: Principles and Institutions’, Natural Resources Journal, 25 (3), July, 563–87 12. Lilian del Castillo Laborde (2008), ‘The Rio de la Plata River Basin: The Path Towards Basin Institutions’, in Olli Varis, Cecilia Tortajada and Asit K. Biswas (eds), Management of Transboundary Rivers and Lakes, Chapter 11, Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag, 269–92 13. Ellen Hey (2009), ‘Multi-Dimensional Public Governance Arrangements for the Protection of the Transboundary Aquatic Environment in the European Union: The Changing Interplay Between European and Public International Law’, International Organizations Law Review, 6 (1), 191–223 14. Makane Moïse Mbengue (2014), ‘A Model for African Shared Water Resources: The Senegal River Legal System’, Review of European Community and International Environmental Law, 23 (1), April, 59–66 15. Salman M.A. Salman (2009), ‘The Notification Process’ and ‘Objections to Bank-Financed Projects’, in The World Bank Policy for Projects on International Waterways: An Historical and Legal Analysis, Chapters 5–6, Washington, DC: World Bank, 105–60 PART IV INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY, AND DISPUTE SETTLEMENT 16. Laurence Boisson de Chazournes (2013), ‘Dispute Settlement Procedures and Fresh Water: Multiplicity and Diversity at Stake’, in Nerina Boschiero, Tullio Scovazzi, Cesare Pitea and Chiara Ragni (eds), International Courts and the Development of International Law: Essays in Honour of Tullio Treves, Part III, The Hague, Netherlands: Asser Press, 109–20 17. Jutta Brunnée and Stephen J. Toope, (1997), ‘Environmental Security and Freshwater Resources: Ecosystem Regime Building’, American Journal of International Law, 91 (1), January, 26–59 18. Salman M.A. Salman (2013), ‘Mediation of International Water Disputes — The Indus, the Jordan, and the Nile Basins Interventions’, in Laurence Boisson de Chazournes, Christina Leb and Mara Tignino (eds), International Law and Freshwater: The Multiple Challenges, Chapter 18, Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 360–405 19. Jeffrey D. Stein (2011), ‘Waging Waterfare: Israel, Palestinians, and the Need for a New Hydro-Logic to Govern Water Rights Under Occupation’, New York University Journal of International Law and Politics, 44 (1), 165–217 20. Mara Tignino (2010), ‘Water, International Peace, and Security’, International Review of the Red Cross, 92 (879), September, 647–74 Index

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Book SynopsisCities place enormous pressures on freshwater quality and availability because they are often located some distance from the water sources needed by their populations. This fact compels planners to build infrastructure to divert water from increasingly distant outlying rural areas, thus disrupting their social fabric and environment. In addition, increasing urbanization due to population growth, economic change, and sprawl places huge burdens upon the institutions, as well as the infrastructure, that deliver, protect, and treat urban water. This book assesses the challenges facing the world's cities in providing reliable, safe, and plentiful supplies through infrastructural, economic, legal, and political strategies.The book considers engineering, social science, and built environment issues, with close examination of experiences in California and Australia, and their global implications. It addresses urban stream syndrome and related issues' and includes historical as well as contemporary insights into water sustainability in cities. Conservation, wastewater re-use, green infrastructure innovations, and the water energy nexus from the vantage point of urban water management are discussed in depth. The authors conclude that while throughout history cities have faced the twin challenges of too much - or too little - water at inopportune times, the impact of climate extremes on cities makes low-impact developments especially relevant.This comprehensive and timely assessment of the world's urban water-sustainability challenges will be of great interest to both students and academics in the field as well as urban water professionals and decision-makers.With contributions from Stanley B. Grant, Ashmita Sengupta, Lindsey Stuvick, Neeta Bijoor, Michael Sahimi, Meenakshi Arora, Vincent Pettigrove and Kristal BurryTrade Review'As the world's cities increasingly face problems of water shortages and degradation of water quality, a new approach is desperately needed. This book sets out a radically different vision for urban water management, but one that is founded on reality. The authors have used their experience and collaborations around the world to identify the best ideas for delivering sustainable urban water systems that benefit the community. They synthesise ideas from engineering, economics and sociology, meaning that practitioners and decision-makers all around the world will find this book invaluable. The world has long-needed a book like this. Now the world needs the ideas in it to be implemented!' --Tim D Fletcher, The University of Melbourne, Australia'From California to Melbourne, Mexico to Tokyo, Feldman and colleagues draw upon the successes and failures in management in these water-stressed cities to ultimately suggest a path toward The Water-Sustainable City. This fascinating read, written by recognized authorities in the field, tackles the difficult questions, the wicked problems. No stone is left unturned in their search for The Water-Sustainable City. Economic, legal, physical, historical, institutional, environmental, and political factors are all considered, among other things. What makes it unique though is the way in which the authors combine these various considerations, with their sights fixed firmly on The Water-Sustainable City. Perhaps what stands best testament to this book is the fact that the reader is left with the thought that The Water-Sustainable City is possible and is not a mere academic enigma! The only disappointment is that the book isn't printed on waterproof, plastic paper like children's books, as reading under a low-flow shower would be most appropriate.' --Andrew Hamilton, Federation University Australia and The University of Melbourne, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: PART I: OUR UNCERTAIN WATER FUTURE, OUR PRECARIOUS WATER PAST 1. Introduction – What Would A Water Sustainable City Look Like? 2. Lessons For An Urban Ecology Of Water: Historical Views, Environmental Experiences 3. Roles For Civil Engineering, Law And Institutions In Urban Water Management 4. Divergent Approaches – A Typology Of Traditional And Contemporary Alternatives As Seen In Los Angeles And Melbourne PART II: TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES TO WATER MANAGEMENT AND POLICY INNOVATION 5. The Water-Energy Footprint Of Large Cities – Productivity And Transitional Development 6. How Cities Value Water And Why It Matters: Economic And Non-Economic Approaches PART III: THE PATH FORWARD – TECHNOLOGY, INFRASTRUCTURE, INSTITUTIONS, PRACTICES 7. Opportunities To Satisfy Urban Water Needs While Addressing The Urban Stream Syndrome 8. Low Impact Development – Indoor And Outdoor Innovations 9. New Forms Of Management And Governance For Urban Water Sustainability 10. Conclusions – Some Future Research Needs REFERENCES Index

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Book SynopsisCities place enormous pressures on freshwater quality and availability because they are often located some distance from the water sources needed by their populations. This fact compels planners to build infrastructure to divert water from increasingly distant outlying rural areas, thus disrupting their social fabric and environment. In addition, increasing urbanization due to population growth, economic change, and sprawl places huge burdens upon the institutions, as well as the infrastructure, that deliver, protect, and treat urban water. This book assesses the challenges facing the world's cities in providing reliable, safe, and plentiful supplies through infrastructural, economic, legal, and political strategies.The book considers engineering, social science, and built environment issues, with close examination of experiences in California and Australia, and their global implications. It addresses urban stream syndrome and related issues' and includes historical as well as contemporary insights into water sustainability in cities. Conservation, wastewater re-use, green infrastructure innovations, and the water energy nexus from the vantage point of urban water management are discussed in depth. The authors conclude that while throughout history cities have faced the twin challenges of too much - or too little - water at inopportune times, the impact of climate extremes on cities makes low-impact developments especially relevant.This comprehensive and timely assessment of the world's urban water-sustainability challenges will be of great interest to both students and academics in the field as well as urban water professionals and decision-makers.With contributions from Stanley B. Grant, Ashmita Sengupta, Lindsey Stuvick, Neeta Bijoor, Michael Sahimi, Meenakshi Arora, Vincent Pettigrove and Kristal BurryTrade Review'As the world's cities increasingly face problems of water shortages and degradation of water quality, a new approach is desperately needed. This book sets out a radically different vision for urban water management, but one that is founded on reality. The authors have used their experience and collaborations around the world to identify the best ideas for delivering sustainable urban water systems that benefit the community. They synthesise ideas from engineering, economics and sociology, meaning that practitioners and decision-makers all around the world will find this book invaluable. The world has long-needed a book like this. Now the world needs the ideas in it to be implemented!' --Tim D Fletcher, The University of Melbourne, Australia'From California to Melbourne, Mexico to Tokyo, Feldman and colleagues draw upon the successes and failures in management in these water-stressed cities to ultimately suggest a path toward The Water-Sustainable City. This fascinating read, written by recognized authorities in the field, tackles the difficult questions, the wicked problems. No stone is left unturned in their search for The Water-Sustainable City. Economic, legal, physical, historical, institutional, environmental, and political factors are all considered, among other things. What makes it unique though is the way in which the authors combine these various considerations, with their sights fixed firmly on The Water-Sustainable City. Perhaps what stands best testament to this book is the fact that the reader is left with the thought that The Water-Sustainable City is possible and is not a mere academic enigma! The only disappointment is that the book isn't printed on waterproof, plastic paper like children's books, as reading under a low-flow shower would be most appropriate.' --Andrew Hamilton, Federation University Australia and The University of Melbourne, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: PART I: OUR UNCERTAIN WATER FUTURE, OUR PRECARIOUS WATER PAST 1. Introduction – What Would A Water Sustainable City Look Like? 2. Lessons For An Urban Ecology Of Water: Historical Views, Environmental Experiences 3. Roles For Civil Engineering, Law And Institutions In Urban Water Management 4. Divergent Approaches – A Typology Of Traditional And Contemporary Alternatives As Seen In Los Angeles And Melbourne PART II: TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES TO WATER MANAGEMENT AND POLICY INNOVATION 5. The Water-Energy Footprint Of Large Cities – Productivity And Transitional Development 6. How Cities Value Water And Why It Matters: Economic And Non-Economic Approaches PART III: THE PATH FORWARD – TECHNOLOGY, INFRASTRUCTURE, INSTITUTIONS, PRACTICES 7. Opportunities To Satisfy Urban Water Needs While Addressing The Urban Stream Syndrome 8. Low Impact Development – Indoor And Outdoor Innovations 9. New Forms Of Management And Governance For Urban Water Sustainability 10. Conclusions – Some Future Research Needs REFERENCES Index

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Book SynopsisWater and the Law examines the critical relationship between law and the management of water resources in the context of ensuring environmental sustainability. It highlights the central importance of integrated water resources management and cooperation in achieving sustainability.The book considers two broad themes that are critical for life on Earth: how law can contribute to the sustainability of water itself and how the law s regulation of water can contribute to the sustainability of life both human life as well as that of other species in their natural environment. The expert contributors highlight that current approaches to water governance embrace integrated water resources management and appreciation of the holistic nature of the hydrological cycle. In addition to the recognition of the nature of water, there is also an apparent need for addressing water concerns in a cooperative manner.Capturing the complexities and challenges of protecting water as a resource on the one hand and utilizing it as a service on the other, this thought-provoking book will prove a valuable resource for researchers and students of both water law, and the nexus of environmental law with human rights.Contributors include: H. Alebachew, A. Bodart, T. Daya-Winterbottom, C. Dutra, D.E. Fisher, A. Foerster, E.B. Kasimbazi, G. Keremane, N. Lugaresi, V.G. Magalhães, J. McKay, A.R. Paterson, R. Pejan, S. Pollard, M. van Rijswick, M.D. dos Santos, J.C.L. da Silva, N. Soininen, I.U. Tappeiner, D. du Toit, P. Wouters, Z. WuTrade Review‘With its extensive footnoting the book also functions as an immensely rich resource of further references to further information, which will certainly delight researchers. Environmental lawyers and environmentalists alike will welcome this book as a valuable contribution to the current literature on this vital subject.’ -- The Barrister MagazineTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: Water and the Law – Towards Sustainability Michael Kidd and Loretta Feris PART I INTERNATIONAL AND TRANSBOUNDARY WATER LAW 2. ‘Dynamic Cooperation’ – The Evolution of Transboundary Water Cooperation Patricia Wouters 3. International Legal Perspectives on the Utilization of Trans-Boundary Rivers: The Case of the Ethiopian Renaissance (Nile) Dam Habtamu Alebachew 4. The Complexities of Developing a Transboundary Water Resources Management Agreement: Experiences from the Nile Basin Emmanuel B. Kasimbazi 5. Transboundary Groundwater Management: Comparison between International Law Guidelines and EU Water Policy Adrien Bodart PART II DOMESTIC WATER GOVERNANCE AND INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 6. A Jurisprudential Model for Sustainable Water Resources Governance Douglas E. Fisher 7. Sustainability, Governance and Water Management in New Zealand Trevor Daya-Winterbottom 8. The Protection of Riparian Forests and Water Resources Conservation in Brazil Mauricio D. dos Santos, Carolina Dutra, Vladimir Garcia Magalhães and José Carlos L. da Silva 9. Achieving Ecologically Sustainable Development in Multi-level Water Governance Regimes: The Case of the Murray Darling Basin Ganesh Keremane, Jennifer McKay and Zhifang Wu 10. Weighing of Interests in the Finnish Water Law – From Financial Evaluation to Normative Weight of Interests Niko Soininen 11. Water Law: Adapting to Climate Change in South-Eastern Australia? Anita Foerster 12. Developing an Institutional Legal Framework for Sustainable Regional Water Management in Times of Climate Change Marleen van Rijswick and Imelda U. Tappeiner 13. Using Progressive Realization and Reasonableness to Evaluate Implementation Lags in the South African Water Management Reform Process Ramin Pejan, Derick du Toit and Sharon Pollard PART III THE RIGHT OF ACCESS TO WATER 14. The Right to Water and its Misconceptions, Between Developed and Developing Countries Nicola Lugaresi 15. The Endless Struggle of Indigenous Peoples in Protected Areas – The Bushman’s Challenge for Water Rights in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve Alexander Ross Paterson Index

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Book SynopsisWater and the Law examines the critical relationship between law and the management of water resources in the context of ensuring environmental sustainability. It highlights the central importance of integrated water resources management and cooperation in achieving sustainability.The book considers two broad themes that are critical for life on Earth: how law can contribute to the sustainability of water itself and how the law s regulation of water can contribute to the sustainability of life both human life as well as that of other species in their natural environment. The expert contributors highlight that current approaches to water governance embrace integrated water resources management and appreciation of the holistic nature of the hydrological cycle. In addition to the recognition of the nature of water, there is also an apparent need for addressing water concerns in a cooperative manner.Capturing the complexities and challenges of protecting water as a resource on the one hand and utilizing it as a service on the other, this thought-provoking book will prove a valuable resource for researchers and students of both water law, and the nexus of environmental law with human rights.Contributors include: H. Alebachew, A. Bodart, T. Daya-Winterbottom, C. Dutra, D.E. Fisher, A. Foerster, E.B. Kasimbazi, G. Keremane, N. Lugaresi, V.G. Magalhães, J. McKay, A.R. Paterson, R. Pejan, S. Pollard, M. van Rijswick, M.D. dos Santos, J.C.L. da Silva, N. Soininen, I.U. Tappeiner, D. du Toit, P. Wouters, Z. WuTrade Review‘With its extensive footnoting the book also functions as an immensely rich resource of further references to further information, which will certainly delight researchers. Environmental lawyers and environmentalists alike will welcome this book as a valuable contribution to the current literature on this vital subject.’ -- The Barrister MagazineTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: Water and the Law – Towards Sustainability Michael Kidd and Loretta Feris PART I INTERNATIONAL AND TRANSBOUNDARY WATER LAW 2. ‘Dynamic Cooperation’ – The Evolution of Transboundary Water Cooperation Patricia Wouters 3. International Legal Perspectives on the Utilization of Trans-Boundary Rivers: The Case of the Ethiopian Renaissance (Nile) Dam Habtamu Alebachew 4. The Complexities of Developing a Transboundary Water Resources Management Agreement: Experiences from the Nile Basin Emmanuel B. Kasimbazi 5. Transboundary Groundwater Management: Comparison between International Law Guidelines and EU Water Policy Adrien Bodart PART II DOMESTIC WATER GOVERNANCE AND INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 6. A Jurisprudential Model for Sustainable Water Resources Governance Douglas E. Fisher 7. Sustainability, Governance and Water Management in New Zealand Trevor Daya-Winterbottom 8. The Protection of Riparian Forests and Water Resources Conservation in Brazil Mauricio D. dos Santos, Carolina Dutra, Vladimir Garcia Magalhães and José Carlos L. da Silva 9. Achieving Ecologically Sustainable Development in Multi-level Water Governance Regimes: The Case of the Murray Darling Basin Ganesh Keremane, Jennifer McKay and Zhifang Wu 10. Weighing of Interests in the Finnish Water Law – From Financial Evaluation to Normative Weight of Interests Niko Soininen 11. Water Law: Adapting to Climate Change in South-Eastern Australia? Anita Foerster 12. Developing an Institutional Legal Framework for Sustainable Regional Water Management in Times of Climate Change Marleen van Rijswick and Imelda U. Tappeiner 13. Using Progressive Realization and Reasonableness to Evaluate Implementation Lags in the South African Water Management Reform Process Ramin Pejan, Derick du Toit and Sharon Pollard PART III THE RIGHT OF ACCESS TO WATER 14. The Right to Water and its Misconceptions, Between Developed and Developing Countries Nicola Lugaresi 15. The Endless Struggle of Indigenous Peoples in Protected Areas – The Bushman’s Challenge for Water Rights in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve Alexander Ross Paterson Index

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Book Synopsis'In international and domestic law water has a widely multifaceted relevance. This book addresses the multifarious water issues from the perspective of a wide range of bodies of law, especially those on foreign investment, international trade and human rights. Its various contributions consistently follow a multi-layered methodological approach encompassing legal, policy, economic, financial, international and comparative domestic analysis. That makes this book a precious tool for international and domestic water policy makers, managers, practitioners and arbitrators.'- Attila M. Tanzi, Bologna University Alma Mater Studiorum, Italy 'Charting the Water Regulatory Future is a multifaceted review of contemporary issues concerning development and conservation of water resources. Divided in three parts, this book contains excellent articles that grapple with salient legal, economic and ethical problems that the world will face in the not-too-distant future.'- Thomas J. Schoenbaum, George Washington University Law School, US Water is an essential resource for mankind, yet many countries around the world are currently facing mounting freshwater management challenges, with climate change and new regional imbalances threatening to aggravate this situation further. This timely book offers a unique interdisciplinary inquiry into the issues and challenges water regulation will face in the coming years. The book brings together economists, political scientists, geographers and legal scholars to offer a number of proposals for the future of water regulation. The contributions in this book are grouped around specific themes. In the Part I, the contributions address the challenges which water poses to public international law. In the Part II, the authors explore the most pressing ethical, legal, and social issues. Finally, the discussion in Part III covers the economic drivers shaping the future of water. This discerning book cov‘This book, examining the issues, challenges and directions in water regulation, is very timely. . . (It) contributes to this gigantic endeavour by identifying some of the most pressing legal and economic issues and challenges, and pointing toward some possible future directions. It is written in a technically accurate yet accessible language and will surely prove useful to scholars, policymakers, and practitioners alike.’– Fernando Dias Simões, European Yearbook of International Economic Law 2018‘In international and domestic law water has a widely multifaceted relevance. This book addresses the multifarious water issues from the perspective of a wide range of bodies of law, especially those on foreign investment, international trade and human rights. Its various contributions consistently follow a multi-layered methodological approach encompassing legal, policy, economic, financial, international and comparative domestic analysis. That makes this book a precious tool for international and domestic water policy makers, managers, practitioners and arbitrators.’– Attila M. Tanzi, Bologna University Alma Mater Studiorum, Italy‘Charting the Water Regulatory Future is a multifaceted review of contemporary issues concerning development and conservation of water resources. Divided in three parts, this book contains excellent articles that grapple with salient legal, economic and ethical problems that the world will face in the not-too-distant future.’ – Thomas J. Schoenbaum, George Washington University Law School, US‘This excellent book addresses urgent global water issues: scarcity of clean water as population grows and the climate changes, balancing incentives for investment in infrastructure with human rights to basic needs, jurisdiction and management of international watersheds, and the role of trade and international trade agreements. Individual chapters are sophisticated but accessible and documented rigorously but unobtrusively. The authors are reputed scholars from diverse disciplines, representing a wide range of countries in terms of geography and economic status.’– Alan Randall, The Ohio State University, US and University of Sydney, Australia‘There is no greater challenge in the 21st century than meeting the demand for water amid global climate change. Rapid urbanization, a growing global population projected to hit nine billion in the coming decades, combined with rising demands for water intensive agri-foods, is creating enormous stresses on global water resources. This volume brings together an outstanding collection of global experts to examine the regulatory challenges of water management, addressing topics as diverse as regulating trade in water, global institutions and water conservation, cross border investment in water utilities, as well as ethical, social and legal issues associated with equity and access to water. The volume represents an original and immensely valuable collection of papers for anyone concerned with the future of this most essential resource.’– Darryl Jarvis, Hong Kong Institute of Education‘Pollution, population growth, climate change and regional imbalances make water management a central challenge for governments. New problems about water have arisen, which include inefficient sanitation services, the depletion of groundwater, unstable water supply networks and the use of water carriers. This excellent edited collection brings us a fresh and broad understanding on the future of water regulation from trade, investment, sustainable development, human rights and economics perspectives. This book is highly recommended for anyone interested in international rule-making and regulatory development for public goods in the era of globalization.’– Tsai-yu Lin, National Taiwan University‘Overall, this edited volume has certainly succeeded in analysing a highly technical topic from a wide variety of disciplines and in an array of jurisdictions. Its interdisciplinary nature, together with its consistency and clarity, makes it a welcome and timely addition to the literature. It constitutes a useful reference for both academics and practitioners who seek guidance in the intricate and vitally important realm of water regulation.'– Chinese Journal of Environmental Lawers all of the primary actors in the actors of the water world, including governments, companies, international organizations, and citizens. With an original introduction by the editor and bringing a diverse collection of perspectives into a single collection, the book will be an essential resource for scholars and practitioners in legal and policy fields such as trade and investment, human rights and the environment as well as in international relations.Contributors include: M. Ahmad, T. Ancev, S. Azad, A.P. Barcellos, R. Bates, D. Chakraborty, C. Emeziem, S. Hamamoto, F. Hernandez-Sancho, M. Hirano, J. Lassa, P. Mahadevan, T. McDonnell, S. Mukherjee, S.A. Shah, V.J.M. Tassin, C. Titi, P. TurriniTrade Review‘Chaisse and the various contributors to this book have made a timely addition to the water regulation discourse. They have produced a valuable resource for policy-makers who must resolve increasingly complex water regulation issues across a range of different contexts. It is also valuable to people at all other levels of society who are looking for something they can do either individually or as a community to move toward a positive water regulatory future.’ -- Heidi White, University of Tasmania Law Review‘This book, examining the issues, challenges and directions in water regulation, is very timely. . . (It) contributes to this gigantic endeavour by identifying some of the most pressing legal and economic issues and challenges, and pointing toward some possible future directions. It is written in a technically accurate yet accessible language and will surely prove useful to scholars, policymakers, and practitioners alike.’ -- Fernando Dias Simões, European Yearbook of International Economic Law 2018‘In international and domestic law water has a widely multifaceted relevance. This book addresses the multifarious water issues from the perspective of a wide range of bodies of law, especially those on foreign investment, international trade and human rights. Its various contributions consistently follow a multi-layered methodological approach encompassing legal, policy, economic, financial, international and comparative domestic analysis. That makes this book a precious tool for international and domestic water policy makers, managers, practitioners and arbitrators.’ -- Attila M. Tanzi, Bologna University Alma Mater Studiorum, Italy‘Charting the Water Regulatory Future is a multifaceted review of contemporary issues concerning development and conservation of water resources. Divided in three parts, this book contains excellent articles that grapple with salient legal, economic and ethical problems that the world will face in the not-too-distant future.’ -- Thomas J. Schoenbaum, George Washington University Law School, US‘This excellent book addresses urgent global water issues: scarcity of clean water as population grows and the climate changes, balancing incentives for investment in infrastructure with human rights to basic needs, jurisdiction and management of international watersheds, and the role of trade and international trade agreements. Individual chapters are sophisticated but accessible and documented rigorously but unobtrusively. The authors are reputed scholars from diverse disciplines, representing a wide range of countries in terms of geography and economic status.’ -- Alan Randall, The Ohio State University, US and University of Sydney, Australia‘There is no greater challenge in the 21st century than meeting the demand for water amid global climate change. Rapid urbanization, a growing global population projected to hit nine billion in the coming decades, combined with rising demands for water intensive agri-foods, is creating enormous stresses on global water resources. This volume brings together an outstanding collection of global experts to examine the regulatory challenges of water management, addressing topics as diverse as regulating trade in water, global institutions and water conservation, cross border investment in water utilities, as well as ethical, social and legal issues associated with equity and access to water. The volume represents an original and immensely valuable collection of papers for anyone concerned with the future of this most essential resource.’ -- Darryl Jarvis, Hong Kong Institute of Education‘Pollution, population growth, climate change and regional imbalances make water management a central challenge for governments. New problems about water have arisen, which include inefficient sanitation services, the depletion of groundwater, unstable water supply networks and the use of water carriers. This excellent edited collection brings us a fresh and broad understanding on the future of water regulation from trade, investment, sustainable development, human rights and economics perspectives. This book is highly recommended for anyone interested in international rule-making and regulatory development for public goods in the era of globalization.’ -- Tsai-yu Lin, National Taiwan University‘Overall, this edited volume has certainly succeeded in analysing a highly technical topic from a wide variety of disciplines and in an array of jurisdictions. Its interdisciplinary nature, together with its consistency and clarity, makes it a welcome and timely addition to the literature. It constitutes a useful reference for both academics and practitioners who seek guidance in the intricate and vitally important realm of water regulation.' -- Chinese Journal of Environmental LawTable of ContentsContents: Foreword: Ben Boer 1. Introduction Julien Chaisse PART I THE WATER CHALLENGE TO PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW 2. Promoting Global Water-use Efficiency – Promises and Shortcomings of International Trade Rules Manzoor Ahmad 3. The Trade in Water Services – How Does GATS Apply to the Water and Sanitation Services Sector? Rebecca Bates 4. Virtual Water: A Global Economic Solution to a Local Environmental and Political Problem Paolo Turrini 5. Foreign Investment in Water – Privatization, Globalisation and the Law Julien Chaisse 6. The Right of the Host State to Regulate Water Services Catharine Titi 7. Regulation and Protection of Water in International Law: Terrestrial and Marine Perspectives Virginie J.M. Tassin PART II ETHICAL, LEGAL, AND SOCIAL ISSUES 8. Is Investment Arbitration inimical to the Human Right to Water? The Re-examination of Arbitral Decisions on Water Services Miharu Hirano and Shotaro Hamamoto 9. The Provision and Violation of Water Rights (The Case of Pakistan) – A Human Rights Based Approach Sikander Ahmed Shah 10. The Human Right to Clean Water and Sanitation - A Perspective from Nigeria Cosmas Emeziem 11. Troubled Waters: Impact of the Private Sector in Implementing the Right to Water Preetha Mahadevan 12. Sanitation Rights, Public Law Litigation, and Inequality – A Case Study from Brazil Ana Paula de Barcellos PART III ECONOMIC DRIVERS SHAPING THE FUTURE OF WATER 13. Demand for Infrastructure Investment for Water Services – Key Features and Assessment Methods Sacchidananda Mukherjee and Debashis Charkraborty 14. Residential Water Charges in Ireland – Policy Objectives and Funding Models Thomas McDonnell 15. The Role of Multinationals in Providing Water Services – Are they More Efficient? Tihomir Ancev, Samad Azad and Francesc Hernandez-Sancho 16. Microfinance in Water and Sanitation Services – Identifying Best Practices Jonatan A. Lassa and Allen Yu-Hung Lai Index

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Book SynopsisFreshwater is an increasingly scarce resource globally, and effective sustainable management will be absolutely crucial in the future. This timely book sets out future scenarios of international trade in both 'real' and 'virtual' water, examining the relationship between climate change, water scarcity, the human right to water and World Trade Organization law. Trade in Water Under International Law addresses questions of global importance such as: how can international trade in bulk water contribute to the advancement of the human right to water? Are 'green-boxed' irrigation subsidies disturbing the markets? Should water-footprint process and production methods allow for a different treatment of otherwise 'like' products? From examining the impact of water law on small-scale farmers in developing countries, to the broader issue of global environmental responsibility, Fitzgerald Temmerman explores the options available for fair resource allocation through international law arrangements such as the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, and the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade. By taking a wide-reaching and non-technical approach, this book will capture the attention not only of international trade law professionals, but of all stakeholders in the field. With such relevance to contemporary environmental issues, this book will also be of interest to non-legally qualified individuals who want to comprehend the future possibilities of fair water trade.Trade Review'Few things are as important as water. Yet, many of us, particularly in developed countries, take its abundant availability for granted. Wrongly so. There is little doubt that issues relating to water and its use will be high on the international agenda in years to come. The present book focuses on three of these issues, namely trade in bulk fresh water, subsidies for irrigation, and water-footprint Processes and Production Methods (PPMs) and labelling schemes. It addresses the question to what extent World Trade Organization rules affect the policy space of governments regarding each of these issues. Hence, this book is an important contribution to the debate on the international regulation of water and its use.' --Peter van den Bossche, World Trade Institute, Bern, SwitzerlandTable of ContentsContents: INTRODUCTION PART I TRADE IN BULK FRESH WATER 1. Bulk fresh water resources and the GATT 2. Environmental and human rights concerns PART II IRRIGATION SUBSIDIES 3. Productivity meets sustainability 4. Irrigation subsidies and the Agreement on Agriculture PART III VIRTUAL WATER TRADE 5. Water-footprint PPMs, the GATT and the TBT Agreement 6. Water-footprint Labelling Schemes and the TBT Agreement Index

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Book SynopsisThe Coming Storm unites a range of concerns that are often written about separately but seldom together and provides a comprehensible and compelling call for urgent action.

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Book SynopsisWith the increasing threat of depleted and contaminated water supplies around the world, this book provides a timely and much needed analysis of how cities should manage this precious resource. Integrating the environmental, economic, political and socio-cultural dimensions of water management, the authors outline how future mega-city systems can maintain a high quality of life for its residents. With the rapidly evolving and wealthy Shanghai as the key example, the paradox between the wealth of a city and the quality of its water is uncovered. With a multidisciplinary and multi-scale analysis, the supply of water to cities is discussed in the context of rivers, households, corporations, government and infrastructures. Chapters include the influence of household water use, the political economy of water management, the sources and management of pollution, catchment dynamics, and a Bayesian model for calculating future demand. This comprehensive study shows how essential water management will be to new, developing and expanding cities in the foreseeable future. Water Supply in a Mega-City will be of interest to researchers from across social, natural and engineering sciences interested in the theoretical and practical management of this essential resource in large cities, as well as those interested in the way cities respond to changing environmental conditions.Trade Review‘There is a global trend to increasingly urban populations, and with that come the challenges of building and operating the huge reticulation and drainage networks, and the social justice issues that can arise when supply is of poor quality or limited availability, or price limits access to water. Given the importance of such issues, the present volume should make a valuable contribution to the literature on large cities and the diverse challenges that they pose for water supply systems.’ -- David Dunkerley, Geographical Research‘The book provides a nice introduction to English readers with a serious interest in China’s water issues and basic facts about Shanghai’s water supply. The book shows how complex the water supply system is from a political ecology perspective and it analyzes in-depth the interactions among various stakeholders, which is unique and well done.’ -- Liang Emlyn Yang, Water Economics and Policy'A very well documented, clearly written and intellectually stimulating account of how, despite sitting at the mouth of one of the world largest rivers, Shanghai has become a place in which you cannot drink the tap water. The book pieces together the properties and capacities of the Changjiang River, the infrastructures, the households, the governments, and corporations to show how particular entanglements of biophysical and human processes have produced such an outcome.' --François Molle, IRD, France'This is much more than a treatise about a city's waterworks. In a rare book-length collaboration between physical and human geographers, Webber et al show in great empirical and analytical detail, and with conceptual depth, that interconnectedness is key to understanding - and therefore dealing with - Shanghai's water supply conundrum. They provide a highly readable account of an immensely complex and large-scale human-environmental problem, one that also reveals much about governance in China at multiple scales. The book will appeal to all with a serious interest in political ecology and assemblage theory as well as to those working in the vital applied field of municipal water provision. Highly recommended.' --Philip Hirsch, The University of Sydney, Australia'In this original work, the authors dive deep to explore why a simple thing like urban water supply is more complex than it looks at first glance. They try to understand water, but even more so they try to understand people.' --Arjen Y. Hoekstra, University of Twente, the NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: 1. Assembling water 2. The people of Shanghai and their use of water 3. The behaviour of the Changjiang 4. Scale and the management of water in China 5. “Let’s build a …” 6. The risks of salt intrusions 7. Trusting the water in the taps 8. Would you ever drink the water 9. Why don’t people drink Shanghai’s tap water? References Index

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Book SynopsisThis book compares water allocation policy in three rivers under pressure from demand, droughts and a changing climate: the Colorado, Columbia and Murray-Darling. Each river has undergone multiple decades of policy reform at the intersection of water markets and river basin governance - two prominent responses to the global water crisis often attempted and analyzed separately. Drawing on concepts and evidence about property rights and transaction costs, this book generates lessons about the factors that enable and constrain more flexible and sustainable approaches for sharing water among users and across political jurisdictions.Despite over 40 years of interest in water markets as a solution to water scarcity, they have been slow to develop. Intensified competition has also stimulated interest in river basins as the ideal unit to manage conflicts and tradeoffs across jurisdictions, but integration has proven elusive. This book investigates why progress has been slower and more uneven than expected, and it pinpoints the principles and practices associated with both successes and failures. Garrick synthesizes theoretical traditions in public policy and institutional economics, to examine the influence of path dependency and transaction costs on water allocation reform. Using evidence from historical sources, public policy analysis and institutional economics, the book demonstrates that reforms to water rights and transboundary governance arrangements must be combined and complementary to achieve lasting success at multiple scales.The original approach of this book, and its comparison of three prominent sites of reform, makes it an asset to practitioners of water policy, as well as water governance scholars and academics in public policy and economics who are focused on environmental policy, property rights and institutional change.Trade Review'This book is a stand out. It shines a light on a public policy question of critical importance: How to generate solutions to poor water governance and to make a difference for people who share scarce freshwater resources? It's a book everyone should read to learn lessons from the Western US and Southeast Australia - two regions with a long history of tackling difficult water planning and allocation challenges.' --R. Quentin Grafton, The Australian National University'Dustin Garrick provides us with an inspiring landmark study of water allocation problems in highly stressed river basins. In a deeply reflected way, he pushes forward the scientific contribution of transaction costs analysis and diagnostics of polycentric governance in regard to addressing and understanding natural resource management problems worldwide.' --Andreas Thiel, Humboldt University, Germany'Water Allocation in Rivers under Pressure goes beyond a simplistic analysis of how the rules governing water allocation on the Columbia, Murray-Darling, and Colorado River systems create difficulties. Garrick helps us understand why those rules operate the way they do, and why they are so difficult to change. His clarity in explaining the roots of our problems can go a long way toward helping us learn to fix them.' --John Fleck, University of New MexicoTable of ContentsContents; 1. Water Allocation in Rivers Under Pressure: A Large-scale Collective Action Dilemma 2. Water Allocation and Institutional Change in a Transaction Costs World: An Analytical Framework 3. Unlocking the Past: Path Dependency and Intertemporal Costs 4. Emerging Water Markets in the Columbia Basin: Transaction Costs and Adaptive Efficiency in Environmental Water Allocation 5. Maturing Water markets and Public Goods in the Murray–Darling Basin: Scaling up Water Trading and Transboundary Governance 6. Systemic Risks, Polycentric Responses: Performance, Principles and Practices Index

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Book SynopsisGroundwater amounts to 97% of available global freshwater resources. Emphasising the crucial importance of this in the context of increasing population, climate change and the overall global water crisis, Francesco Sindico offers a comprehensive study of the emerging body of international law applicable to transboundary aquifers.Adopting a scenario-based approach, this much-needed book analyses a diverse set of transboundary aquifer agreements and arrangements. With just a handful of such agreements and arrangements around the world, it demonstrates how identifying a normative roadmap for countries that want to begin jointly managing a transboundary aquifer is of paramount importance. Offering an in-depth exploration into the ILC Draft Articles on the Law of Transboundary Aquifers, it provides insight into how this body of law is evolving, and discusses its relation to customary international law.Academics and researchers interested in international water law, environmental law and public international law more widely will find this a unique and compelling work, whilst the book’s practical approach will also make it a useful tool for transboundary aquifer professionals and wider stakeholders working in governments and public bodies dealing with water management around the world.Trade Review‘This book represents an updated and required reading for policymakers, practitioners and other stakeholders, lawyers and non-lawyers, working in the field of transboundary aquifer management, especially if one considers how few comprehensive studies on the international law of transboundary aquifers exist.’ -- Laura Movilla Pateiro, Review of European, Comparative and International Environmental Law‘Transboundary aquifers are increasingly being recognised as an important part of addressing the world water challenge. However, as this book artfully demonstrates, legal arrangements pertaining to this precious resource are still in their infancy. This contribution from a highly knowledgeable expert in the field offers an extremely accessible account of the existing international law relating to transboundary aquifers, and the way in which the law needs to develop in the future. The book is therefore a must read for all researchers and experts from academia, government, inter-governmental bodies, civil society and NGOs, that have an interest in deepening their understanding of the laws relating to transboundary aquifers.’ -- Alistair Rieu-Clarke, Northumbria University, UK‘This book is a welcome addition to scholarly investigations of the norms applicable to transboundary aquifers. Groundwater has an increasingly important role to play in the context of water security but its governance, domestically and particularly internationally, remains embryonic. With its practical and academic approach, this publication clearly brings to light and thoroughly explains the essential international legal rules that aquifer states need to be aware of when considering engaging in transboundary aquifer cooperation.’ -- Zaki Shubber, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, the Netherlands‘Management and regulation of groundwater is generally fragmented and poor, especially when the resource flows across state boundaries. In such cases, sovereignty prevails over cooperation, hampering protection and optimal utilization.This book provides deeper insights and critical analysis of the principles of transboundary groundwater law and the agreements and arrangements on shared aquifers, with the view of addressing the problems of sharing, management and protection. It is scrupulously researched and well-written, and is highly recommended for water lawyers, practitioners, and policy makers.’ -- Salman M. A. Salman, former Water Law Adviser, The World BankTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Transboundary Aquifers 3. The emergence of an International Law of Transboundary Aquifers 4. The normative content of the International Law of Transboundary Aquifers 5. The Future of the International Law of Transboundary Aquifers 6. Transboundary aquifer agreements and arrangements 7. Conclusion Index

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Book SynopsisEconomic issues arise in almost every water policy context. Water is of most concern when scarce, but physical scarcity is often overcome as human beings move water from place to place, sometimes creating monumental structures. The roles that cost and economic value play in water resource allocation are implicit, but often poorly understood. This second edition clarifies the role of economics and offers material that can be applied to water resource allocation problems around the world. Topics covered include: groundwater, floods and droughts, in situ uses of water, and institutions and law. New to the book is an exploration of water issues outside the United States as well as a new application of behavioral and experimental economics to the topic.A concise introduction to issues of water quality and quantity in both urban and agricultural settings, Water Resource Economics and Policy will be a valuable resource or text for students and researchers in the fields of agricultural economics, geography, law, and hydrology. Those involved in water resource agencies and private utilities will also find the book a useful reference.Acclaim for the first edition:'This textbook is written for first-year graduate students and senior level undergraduates in economics. ... Graduate students in geography, water resources, and environmental management should also be interested. The well-done helpful diagrams and charts are those expected for a textbook in economics at this level. In every chapter many interesting real-world examples illustrate the concept being discussed. Some chapters have easy-to-read case studies set off from the text. ... I plan on keeping this excellent book as a shelf reference and would willingly adopt it for a class in water resource economics.' - Donald E. Agthe, Journal of the American Water Resources Association'This is a much-needed book, which introduces the interested reader to the economics of water resource allocation, and analyzes relevant policy issues derived from all over the world. To the best of my knowledge, this is the first book which is focused on communicating the basic economic concepts that govern water resources allocation. ... The lively writing style of W. Douglass Shaw, which is enriched with excellent examples and case studies from various countries, makes this book an obvious choice for a textbook in relevant courses ... this excellent book should be a compulsory reading for all of us who work in the field of water resources management.' - Phoebe Koundouri, Ecological EconomicsTrade ReviewAcclaim for the first edition:‘This textbook is written for first-year graduate students and senior level undergraduates in economics. . . Graduate students in geography, water resources, and environmental management should also be interested. The well-done helpful diagrams and charts are those expected for a textbook in economics at this level. In every chapter many interesting real-world examples illustrate the concept being discussed. Some chapters have easy-to-read case studies set off from the text. . . I plan on keeping this excellent book as a shelf reference and would willingly adopt it for a class in water resource economics.’ -- Donald E. Agthe, Journal of the American Water Resources Association‘This is a much-needed book, which introduces the interested reader to the economics of water resource allocation, and analyzes relevant policy issues derived from all over the world. To the best of my knowledge, this is the first book which is focused on communicating the basic economic concepts that govern water resources allocation. . . The lively writing style of W. Douglass Shaw, which is enriched with excellent examples and case studies from various countries, makes this book an obvious choice for a textbook in relevant courses. . . this excellent book should be compulsory reading for all of us who work in the field of water resources management.’ -- Phoebe Koundouri, Ecological EconomicsTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction to water resources, water law, and water resource economics 2. Review of basic microeconomics applied to water resources 3. Water quality issues 4. Water prices and rates for residential use 5. Water and agriculture 6. Uncertainty, risk, and water resources 7. Groundwater 8. In situ uses of water: recreational and environmental values 9. Floods, droughts, and the role of dams 10. Water issues outside the United States 11. Experimental and behavioral economics and water 12. Summary, conclusions, and suggestions for future research Index

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Book SynopsisEconomic issues arise in almost every water policy context. Water is of most concern when scarce, but physical scarcity is often overcome as human beings move water from place to place, sometimes creating monumental structures. The roles that cost and economic value play in water resource allocation are implicit, but often poorly understood. This second edition clarifies the role of economics and offers material that can be applied to water resource allocation problems around the world. Topics covered include: groundwater, floods and droughts, in situ uses of water, and institutions and law. New to the book is an exploration of water issues outside the United States as well as a new application of behavioral and experimental economics to the topic.A concise introduction to issues of water quality and quantity in both urban and agricultural settings, Water Resource Economics and Policy will be a valuable resource or text for students and researchers in the fields of agricultural economics, geography, law, and hydrology. Those involved in water resource agencies and private utilities will also find the book a useful reference.Acclaim for the first edition:'This textbook is written for first-year graduate students and senior level undergraduates in economics. ... Graduate students in geography, water resources, and environmental management should also be interested. The well-done helpful diagrams and charts are those expected for a textbook in economics at this level. In every chapter many interesting real-world examples illustrate the concept being discussed. Some chapters have easy-to-read case studies set off from the text. ... I plan on keeping this excellent book as a shelf reference and would willingly adopt it for a class in water resource economics.' - Donald E. Agthe, Journal of the American Water Resources Association'This is a much-needed book, which introduces the interested reader to the economics of water resource allocation, and analyzes relevant policy issues derived from all over the world. To the best of my knowledge, this is the first book which is focused on communicating the basic economic concepts that govern water resources allocation. ... The lively writing style of W. Douglass Shaw, which is enriched with excellent examples and case studies from various countries, makes this book an obvious choice for a textbook in relevant courses ... this excellent book should be a compulsory reading for all of us who work in the field of water resources management.' - Phoebe Koundouri, Ecological EconomicsTrade ReviewAcclaim for the first edition:‘This textbook is written for first-year graduate students and senior level undergraduates in economics. . . Graduate students in geography, water resources, and environmental management should also be interested. The well-done helpful diagrams and charts are those expected for a textbook in economics at this level. In every chapter many interesting real-world examples illustrate the concept being discussed. Some chapters have easy-to-read case studies set off from the text. . . I plan on keeping this excellent book as a shelf reference and would willingly adopt it for a class in water resource economics.’ -- Donald E. Agthe, Journal of the American Water Resources Association‘This is a much-needed book, which introduces the interested reader to the economics of water resource allocation, and analyzes relevant policy issues derived from all over the world. To the best of my knowledge, this is the first book which is focused on communicating the basic economic concepts that govern water resources allocation. . . The lively writing style of W. Douglass Shaw, which is enriched with excellent examples and case studies from various countries, makes this book an obvious choice for a textbook in relevant courses. . . this excellent book should be compulsory reading for all of us who work in the field of water resources management.’ -- Phoebe Koundouri, Ecological EconomicsTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction to water resources, water law, and water resource economics 2. Review of basic microeconomics applied to water resources 3. Water quality issues 4. Water prices and rates for residential use 5. Water and agriculture 6. Uncertainty, risk, and water resources 7. Groundwater 8. In situ uses of water: recreational and environmental values 9. Floods, droughts, and the role of dams 10. Water issues outside the United States 11. Experimental and behavioral economics and water 12. Summary, conclusions, and suggestions for future research Index

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Book SynopsisProviding safe and clean water for all without damaging the environment is one of the biggest challenges of the SDGs. SDG6 is an ambitious goal which seeks to establish the framework through which environmentally responsible water resource management, sanitation and security can be achieved. Bridging academic discussion and real-world case studies, this book considers the challenge of balancing the provision of the basic human right of access to water whilst not eroding our capacity to live sustainably in a rapidly changing world. It considers the impact of climate change on the water cycle and discusses how this will increase the vulnerability of communities, including those in regions that already experience acute water challenges. The book also highlights the need for more urgent action on increasing the resilience and quality of freshwater ecosystems and how this links to sanitation practices. The book concludes with a discussion of some of the key challenges and possible solutions to meeting SDG6. Concise Guides to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals comprises 17 short books, each examining one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The series provides an integrated assessment of the SDGs from economic, legal, social, environmental and cultural perspectives. Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Goals 6.1 and 6.2: Water, Sanitation and Health Chapter 3. Goals 6.3, 6.4 and 6.5: Water Quality, Water Efficiency and Integrated Water Resource Management Chapter 4. SDG 6.6: Protecting and Restoring Water-Related Ecosystems Chapter 5. SDG6a and 6b: Governance, Cooperation and Participation Chapter 6. Case Study: The Restoration of Melnais Lake Raised Bog in Latvia Chapter 7. Case Study: Water Management and Addressing Water Scarcity in Australia - Achieving SDG6? Chapter 8. Case Study: Nigeria and SDG6 Chapter 9. Conclusions

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Book SynopsisA journey through time and around the world to uncover water's true nature, and how it can help us adapt to climate change. Trouble with water – increasingly frequent, extreme floods and droughts – is one of the first obvious signs of climate change. Meanwhile, urban sprawl, industrial agriculture and engineered water infrastructure are making things worse. As our control attempts fail, we are forced to recognize an eternal truth: sooner or later, water always wins. Award-winning science journalist Erica Gies follows water 'detectives' as they search for clues to water's past and present. Their tools: cutting-edge science and research into historical ecology, animal life, and earlier human practices. Their discoveries: a deeper understanding of what water wants and how accommodating nature can protect us and other species. Modern civilizations tend to speed water away. We have forgotten that it must flex with the rhythms of the earth, and that only collaboration with nature will allow us to forge a more resilient future.Trade ReviewA gripping investigation into water and the champion sleuths who research it and engage in daunting yet necessary efforts to restore health to a damaged planet * Booklist *[One of] the best science books coming your way in 2022 * New Scientist *In this sparkling, flowing, world-spanning narrative, Gies compellingly shows why water will always win in the end, particularly in an urbanizing world facing disruptive climate change. She also reveals, through guides ranging from China's 'sponge city' designers to beavers, how liberating water can liberate us, in turn -- Andrew Revkin, co-author of The Human Planet and former New York Times climate reporterReveals the mysteries of water's journey from source to sea, and shows how working with nature can help save us from the ravages of climate change. Through fascinating stories and detailed research, Gies challenges modern societies to relinquish some control, and let water go where it wants to go. This eye-opening book is filled with brilliant insights, creativity, inspiration, and honest hope -- Sandra Postel, author of Replenish and winner of the 2021 Stockholm Water PrizeWe've tried, in every way we know, to control and contain water on this planet. But there are limits to our power, which become clearer as escalating cycles of flooding and drought increasingly make a mockery of our efforts. As Gies ably demonstrates, the time has come to learn some lessons from liquid, and to start trying to live gracefully in our wonderfully aqueous world -- Bill McKibben, author of The End of NatureFrom California's agricultural lands to the marshes of Iraq, from beavers to microinvertebrates, from early water cultures in India and Peru to today's water crises and the challenges of climate change, Gies uses her formidable reporting skills and personal experiences to weave together beautiful stories about water, its impact on our lives, and how it's long past time to repair our relationship with this most precious resource -- Peter Gleick, founder of Pacific InstituteIn a world awash with water stress, Gies and the many people featured in her pages are leading the way to a future where people might live in a sustainable relationship with the element that sustains us all. It is entertaining, engaging, and applicable nearly everywhere in the world – every reader will find connections to their home communities here -- Peter K. Brewitt, Wofford CollegeAn inspiring, insightful book about the myriad ways that 'water detectives' are helping water to heal the planet * Foreword *Gies proposes a new path... "Slow Water" is an approach that works with local landscapes, climates and cultures, rather than trying to dominate or change them * Geographical *

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Book SynopsisWater is life. Managing water quantity and quality is a big part of human responsibility. Water Management and Sustainability in Asia covers topics related to water resources management, including multi- and interdisciplinary research on flood, soil infiltration, contaminants, sediment, water quality, hydrological modelling, and water resources systems. Presenting case-studies on soil infiltration and contaminants, the impacts of flood with risk assessment, as well as water modelling and management systems. The lessons shared in this volume focus on rapidly developing countries in the South-east Asia who have a complex climate system which presents challenges. This research provides models and projections that can support water management in the region.Table of ContentsA. FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT Chapter 1. The Impact Of Flood Hazard To Residential Property Price; Muhammad Najib Razali, Siti Hafsah Zulkarnain, And Zakri Tarmidi Chapter 2. Micro-Scale Flood Risk Assessment On A Residential Area In Kelantan, Malaysia; B.M. Rehan, and F. Zakaria Chapter 3. Quantitative Assessment Of Flood Vulnerability In Malaysia; Daniel Liew Yu Chuan and Faizah Che Ros Chapter 4. Dam Break Flood Mapping Analysis and Impact Assessment; Rahsidi Sabri Muda, Ainul Bahiah Mohd Khidzir, and Mohamad Faiq Md. Amin Chapter 5. Flood Hydrograph As A Functional Data; Shariffah Suhaila Syed Jamaludin Chapter 6. Infiltrated Sustainable Urban Drainage System For Stormwater Control; Zulkiflee Ibrahim, Abu Bakar Fadzil, Amat Sairin Demun, Mazlin Jumain, Md Ridzuan Makhtar, Noraliani Alias, Nurfarhain Mohamed Rusli and Fenny Baseng B. HYDROLOGICAL AND HYDRAULIC MODELLING Chapter 7. Modelling The Impact Of Climate Change To The Streamflow Of Langat River Basin; Ummi Hani Mahamad Anuar, and Nor Eliza Alias Chapter 8. Swmm Modelling Of Automated Hydraulic Flushing Gate As A Flow Control Structure; G. T. Leong, C. H. J. Bong, A. Ab. Ghani, and Teo Fang Yenn Chapter 9. Cuckoo Search Optimisation Neural Networks For Runoff Simulation In A Equatorial Rural Watershed; Kuok King Kuok, Chiu Po Chan, and Sobri Harun Chapter 10. The Time Of Concentration and River Physical Geometry Relationship; Abd Jalil Hassan, Sobri Harun, and Tarmizi Ismail C. WATER RESOURCES Chapter 11. Irrigation Management Transfer's Role In The Performance Of Irrigation Systems In Davao Del Sur, Philippines; Amie Lou Cisneros Chapter 12. Simulating Rainwater Harvesting System Performance For A Campus University In Malaysia; Chuan Yuen Wong, Fang Yenn Teo, Boon Hoe Goh, and Yau Seng Mah Chapter 13. Understanding The Water Consumption Patterns In Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (Ukm) For Water Conservation; Wei Lun Ang, and Norzaidaltul Azmira Mansor Chapter 14. A Review Of Managing Water Resources In Malaysia With Big Data Approaches; Ryan Cheah Wei Jie, Cha Yao Tan, Fang Yenn Teo, Boon Hoe Goh, and Yau Seng Mah D. INFILTRATION AND SEDIMENT Chapter 15. Laboratory Investigation Of Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids Migration In Double-Porosity Kaolin Soil; Loke Kok Foong, Ramli Nazir, Radzuan Sa’ari, Mohd Zamri Ramli, Mohd Ridza Mohd Haniffah, Erwan Hafizi Kasiman, and Noraliani Alias Chapter 16. Light Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid Penetrations In Multi-Porosity Soil; Mohd Fadhli Abd Rashid, Noraliani Alias, Kamarudin Ahmad, Radzuan Sa’ari, Frank Tsung-Chen Tsai, Mohd Zamri Ramli, and Zulkiflee Ibrahim Chapter 17. Tracing Non- Point Source Sediment Using Environmental Forensic Approach: Case Study In Kelantan River Basin, Malaysia; Dhinesh Sugumaran, Kogila Vani Annammala, Abdull Rahim Mohd Yusoff, Zulkifli Yusop, Nur Athirah Mohamad, and Anand Nainar

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Book SynopsisProviding an extensive comparative and international study of water innovations and the issues that arise in their implementation, David Lewis Feldman analyses the technical, economic, health and environmental impacts of water innovations and their policy implications.Discussing desalination, rainwater harvesting, wastewater reuse, and demand-side innovations as well as emerging cyber-infrastructure issues, The Governance of Water Innovations analyses the historical and contemporary challenges involved in water innovations. With a global reach, exploring water innovations across The Americas, Asia, Australia and Europe, chapters consider potential areas of contention involving land use, aesthetics, recreational impacts, user costs, and environmental quality. Illuminating the importance of these challenges and determining the most effective and equitable ways of meeting them, Feldman advises how innovations should be deployed, governed and implemented democratically in ways that harbour public acceptance, trust, and engagement for a water resilient future.A comprehensive study of the governance of water innovations, this book will prove invaluable to students and scholars of public policy, environmental and water studies and geopolitics. With its pioneering analysis of adaptive governance, it will also prove an essential reference guide to practitioners, professionals and policymakers working in water governance and management, including water agency officials and water resource legislators.Trade Review‘David Feldman has done it again. With his latest book, The Governance of Water Innovations, he reminds us of the limits of technology in governing water. In a time when we are searching for solutions to solve our water woes, Feldman appropriately calls for a more democratic, public engaged process.’ -- Andrea K. Gerlak, University of Arizona, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction to the governance of water innovations: the global need for water alternatives 2. Solutions and problems: the promise and pitfalls of water alternatives 3. Water governance: historical themes and relevance today 4. Adaptive governance: new solutions to new challenges 5. Public acceptance: trust, confidence, engagement 6. Future prospects: toward a water-resilient future References Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.This timely Research Agenda provides imaginative solutions to existing and emerging challenges for the study, application, and development of water law. It argues for a dynamic approach to water law, anticipating how water and its relationship to humanity will shift due to climate change, modern societal norms and values, and technological innovation.Bringing together leading experts and rising new voices, this Research Agenda analyses local, national, and international water law. It explores the pressing issues of today and tomorrow, and identifies areas for further research to ensure legal regimes can respond to future challenges for water provision. Contributors consider the legal personhood of rivers, water quality, international basins, water markets, and the role of indigenous groups in water management. Ultimately, this Research Agenda provides a portfolio of options for responding to the uncertain natural, social, and political future of water.Providing a cutting-edge overview of the challenges facing water law locally, nationally, and internationally, A Research Agenda for Water Law will be a valuable resource for scholars of water law, environmental law, and public international law. It will also be essential reading for policy-makers seeking to build future-facing water law regimes.Trade Review‘Casado Pérez and Larson have created the single best resource for understanding the potential trajectories of water law in the 21st century. From climate change to water markets, from smart cities to legal personhood for rivers and many more topics, leading scholars from around the globe identify the key challenges to water management and paths forward. If you want to understand the breadth of cutting-edge water law topics, read this book.’ -- James Salzman, University of California, Los Angeles, US‘The authors and editorial team led by Professors Vanessa Casado Pérez and Rhett Larson have given readers an outstanding Research Agenda for water law. Based on the team’s wide-ranging expertise, leading colleagues have raised vexing questions to set a research agenda for the resource that is fundamental to life, water. This work has value for students, academics, and practitioners.’ -- Melissa K. Scanlan, Center for Water Policy, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, US‘The evolution of domestic and international water law—particularly in a rapidly changing climate—demands universal attention. This astute group of scholars anticipates and dissects most of the key issues requiring water law adaptation in the coming decades. An important guide for water law and policy experts everywhere.’ -- Robert W. Adler, University of Utah, USTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to A Research Agenda for Water Law 1 Vanessa Casado Pérez and Rhett Larson 2 “Giant Steps”: How Technology is Shaping International Water Law 9 Makane Moïse Mbengue and Elena Cima 3 Ensuring Water Security in Brahmaputra Basin: Shift from Conflict to Cooperation 33 Abhishek Chakravarty 4 The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and Water Law in Africa 59 John Mukum Mbaku 5 Regulatory Journey towards Biological Indicators in Assessing Water Quality 89 Aleksandra Čavoški and Robert Lee 6 Repairing our relationship with rivers: water law and legal personhood 113 Erin O’Donnell 7 The Concept of Water for Indigenous People in Ecuador – How it is Regulated in the Water Law Regime 139 Andrés Martínez-Moscoso and Israel Castro-Enríquez 8 International Water Law and Climate Change 157 Mara Tignino and Tadesse Kebebew 9 Water Law and Municipal Water 185 Alberto Quintavalla 10 Remembering the Ocean in Water Law 205 Robin Kundis Craig 11 Water Markets Agonistes 237 Barton H. Thompson, Jr Conclusions: a research agenda for the water law of the future 267 Vanessa Casado Pérez and Rhett Larson Index 273

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.This Advanced Introduction to International Water Law provides an overview of the key international rules, principles and institutions involved in the use and protection of shared international freshwater resources.Incisive and comprehensive, this book explores the core principles and key developments in international water law. Chapters examine the emergence of the ecosystem approach to transboundary water management; the phenomenon of convergence, by which international water law borrows from (and contributes to) other fields of international law; and the emergence of the UN Sustainable Development Goals as a global driver for implementation of a universally accepted sustainable development framework for shared international water resources.Key Features: Summarises established practices in the field of transboundary water cooperation Deftly explores the evolving objectives of international water law and the key drivers affecting these changes Highlights procedural engagement and institutional cooperation as an integral requirement of international water law Examines the necessity of related fields of international law when managing shared international water resources This authoritative Advanced Introduction will be a crucial read for legal scholars and students working in the fields of international water; environmental, climate and natural resources law; environmental politics; international relations; water resources management and development studies. It will also benefit governmental and intergovernmental officials employed by relevant national ministries and international organisations.Trade Review‘Owen McIntyre's book provides a detailed analysis of the evolution of international water law over the past decades, illuminating the complexities surrounding the management and protection of water resources. It represents a valuable guide for academics and practitioners interested in international water law and the sustainable governance of shared natural resources.’ -- Mara Tignino, University of Geneva, Switzerland‘By providing an artful and comprehensive introduction to an area of international law that is only likely to become more critical in the years to come, Advanced Introduction to International Water Law is a valuable contribution. Professor Owen McIntyre, a leading authority in this area, is to be commended for providing such an accessible account of this fast-evolving area of international law.’ -- Alistair Rieu-Clarke, Northumbria University, UK‘In his typical eloquent style Professor McIntyre provides an accessible introduction to international water law. The book presents the latest trends in this field and explores the important questions of equity, fragmentation and convergence. For anyone interested in international water law and how it fits into the broader development context and contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, this is the book to read.’ -- Christina Leb, The World Bank

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.This Advanced Introduction to International Water Law provides an overview of the key international rules, principles and institutions involved in the use and protection of shared international freshwater resources.Incisive and comprehensive, this book explores the core principles and key developments in international water law. Chapters examine the emergence of the ecosystem approach to transboundary water management; the phenomenon of convergence, by which international water law borrows from (and contributes to) other fields of international law; and the emergence of the UN Sustainable Development Goals as a global driver for implementation of a universally accepted sustainable development framework for shared international water resources.Key Features: Summarises established practices in the field of transboundary water cooperation Deftly explores the evolving objectives of international water law and the key drivers affecting these changes Highlights procedural engagement and institutional cooperation as an integral requirement of international water law Examines the necessity of related fields of international law when managing shared international water resources This authoritative Advanced Introduction will be a crucial read for legal scholars and students working in the fields of international water; environmental, climate and natural resources law; environmental politics; international relations; water resources management and development studies. It will also benefit governmental and intergovernmental officials employed by relevant national ministries and international organisations.Trade Review‘Owen McIntyre's book provides a detailed analysis of the evolution of international water law over the past decades, illuminating the complexities surrounding the management and protection of water resources. It represents a valuable guide for academics and practitioners interested in international water law and the sustainable governance of shared natural resources.’ -- Mara Tignino, University of Geneva, Switzerland‘By providing an artful and comprehensive introduction to an area of international law that is only likely to become more critical in the years to come, Advanced Introduction to International Water Law is a valuable contribution. Professor Owen McIntyre, a leading authority in this area, is to be commended for providing such an accessible account of this fast-evolving area of international law.’ -- Alistair Rieu-Clarke, Northumbria University, UK‘In his typical eloquent style Professor McIntyre provides an accessible introduction to international water law. The book presents the latest trends in this field and explores the important questions of equity, fragmentation and convergence. For anyone interested in international water law and how it fits into the broader development context and contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, this is the book to read.’ -- Christina Leb, The World Bank

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world‘s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.In this authoritative Advanced Introduction, Ken Conca expertly examines the fundamentals of water politics, covering poverty, health and livelihoods alongside key areas such as water law, the environment, international politics and the growing role of climate change in water governance.Key features include: analysis of water politics and policy grounded in law, politics, economics, and environmental management a detailed overview of not only research and scholarship in the field but also the perspectives and activities of the community of practice examination of the major areas of contention in current water policy, including pricing and privatization, large dams and contentious infrastructure, water and climate adaptation, cooperation and conflict in international river basins, and the food-water-energy nexus. This book provides essential reading for scholars and students of political science, public policy, environment studies, human geography and related social sciences, in addition to decision makers and policy makers in the water and environmental policy fields.Trade Review‘This book is a must read for those wanting to understand the importance of water. While water is life, Conca reminds us that it is also highly political. In demonstrating the political challenges for governing water, Conca surveys such topics as the food-water-energy nexus, water justice and rights, water pricing, climate change adaptation, and water conflict and cooperation. Conca draws out timely lessons for managing future water politics.’ -- Erika Weinthal, Duke University, North Carolina, US'It is always a special treat when scholars at the peak of their career take the time to reflect deeply on their passions. Such is the case here, where Prof. Ken Conca writes what is nominally a survey of the past, present, and future of water politics and governance, but more accurately is the expression of his 30 years of experience observing and participating in hydropolitical decision-making around the world. As a ''pracademic'' who ''in the room'' more often than not, Conca can write with detail and nuance about settings from the Mekong to Flint, Michigan, and of policy tipping points from the Dublin Principles (1992) to the World Commission on Dams (2000) to the forecasts of the 2030 Water Resources Group (2009), all of which inform his thoughtful and (thankfully) optimistic projections for the future.' -- Aaron T. Wolf, Oregon State University, US‘Advanced Introduction to Water Politics is a masterful and comprehensive tour of the multiple ways in which water is political. Drawing on decades of outstanding research, Conca goes way beyond de rigeur accounts of water as an issue of national security, to explain the everyday politics of water at diverse scales, sectors, and locations. Retrospective and prospective, human and nuanced, this is a volume that anyone interested in the politics of water must read.‘ -- Jon Barnett, University of Melbourne, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: 1. What makes water political? 2. Access to water 3. Water, food, and energy 4. The strange economics of water 5. Environmental dimensions 6. Governing Water: Legal and managerial frameworks 7. The international dimension: Conflict and cooperation 8. Water futures References Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world‘s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.In this authoritative Advanced Introduction, Ken Conca expertly examines the fundamentals of water politics, covering poverty, health and livelihoods alongside key areas such as water law, the environment, international politics and the growing role of climate change in water governance.Key features include: analysis of water politics and policy grounded in law, politics, economics, and environmental management a detailed overview of not only research and scholarship in the field but also the perspectives and activities of the community of practice examination of the major areas of contention in current water policy, including pricing and privatization, large dams and contentious infrastructure, water and climate adaptation, cooperation and conflict in international river basins, and the food-water-energy nexus. This book provides essential reading for scholars and students of political science, public policy, environment studies, human geography and related social sciences, in addition to decision makers and policy makers in the water and environmental policy fields.Trade Review‘This book is a must read for those wanting to understand the importance of water. While water is life, Conca reminds us that it is also highly political. In demonstrating the political challenges for governing water, Conca surveys such topics as the food-water-energy nexus, water justice and rights, water pricing, climate change adaptation, and water conflict and cooperation. Conca draws out timely lessons for managing future water politics.’ -- Erika Weinthal, Duke University, North Carolina, US'It is always a special treat when scholars at the peak of their career take the time to reflect deeply on their passions. Such is the case here, where Prof. Ken Conca writes what is nominally a survey of the past, present, and future of water politics and governance, but more accurately is the expression of his 30 years of experience observing and participating in hydropolitical decision-making around the world. As a ''pracademic'' who ''in the room'' more often than not, Conca can write with detail and nuance about settings from the Mekong to Flint, Michigan, and of policy tipping points from the Dublin Principles (1992) to the World Commission on Dams (2000) to the forecasts of the 2030 Water Resources Group (2009), all of which inform his thoughtful and (thankfully) optimistic projections for the future.' -- Aaron T. Wolf, Oregon State University, US‘Advanced Introduction to Water Politics is a masterful and comprehensive tour of the multiple ways in which water is political. Drawing on decades of outstanding research, Conca goes way beyond de rigeur accounts of water as an issue of national security, to explain the everyday politics of water at diverse scales, sectors, and locations. Retrospective and prospective, human and nuanced, this is a volume that anyone interested in the politics of water must read.‘ -- Jon Barnett, University of Melbourne, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: 1. What makes water political? 2. Access to water 3. Water, food, and energy 4. The strange economics of water 5. Environmental dimensions 6. Governing Water: Legal and managerial frameworks 7. The international dimension: Conflict and cooperation 8. Water futures References Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.Advanced Introduction to Water Economics and Policy highlights various aspects of economic and policy considerations as they are applied to water decision-making and evaluation in a comprehensive and clear manner.Key Features: Presents example-based simplified descriptions of water problems and economic principles used to address them Provides examples from different countries and analysis of main water-using sectors Highlights emerging topics in water economics that address water scarcity and discusses economic and policy aspects related to the management of water at local, regional and international scales Researchers and students will appreciate the comprehensive, straightforward presentation of critical information in this Advanced Introduction that does not get lost in technical jargon.Trade Review‘A very well written book that helps readers understand the issues framing relevant theories and practice. Most chapters provoke further thoughts about the issues. Practical applications make the book relevant for non-specialists as does the understandable, less technical language. One can learn much about water economics and policy problems in this relatively short book.’ -- Petr Sauer, Prague University of Economics and Business, Czech Republic‘As a world-class water resources economist, Professor Ariel Dinar is always at the edge of the discipline. The book is another outstanding contribution to the application of economics in hot water issues around the world.’ -- Dajun Shen, Renmin University, ChinaTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction to Advanced Introduction to Water Economics and Policy 2. Past and future trends in water availability and use 3. Management of water in the agricultural sector 4. Management of water in the residential sector 5. Environment-water interactions and management 6. Economic and policy considerations in groundwater management 7. Economics of water pollution regulation 8. Economics and politics of international water management 9. Climate change and water resources 10. Emerging topics in water economics and policy 11. Summary and concluding remarks to Advanced Introduction to Water Economics and Policy Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.Advanced Introduction to Water Economics and Policy highlights various aspects of economic and policy considerations as they are applied to water decision-making and evaluation in a comprehensive and clear manner.Key Features: Presents example-based simplified descriptions of water problems and economic principles used to address them Provides examples from different countries and analysis of main water-using sectors Highlights emerging topics in water economics that address water scarcity and discusses economic and policy aspects related to the management of water at local, regional and international scales Researchers and students will appreciate the comprehensive, straightforward presentation of critical information in this Advanced Introduction that does not get lost in technical jargon.Trade Review‘A very well written book that helps readers understand the issues framing relevant theories and practice. Most chapters provoke further thoughts about the issues. Practical applications make the book relevant for non-specialists as does the understandable, less technical language. One can learn much about water economics and policy problems in this relatively short book.’ -- Petr Sauer, Prague University of Economics and Business, Czech Republic‘As a world-class water resources economist, Professor Ariel Dinar is always at the edge of the discipline. The book is another outstanding contribution to the application of economics in hot water issues around the world.’ -- Dajun Shen, Renmin University, ChinaTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction to Advanced Introduction to Water Economics and Policy 2. Past and future trends in water availability and use 3. Management of water in the agricultural sector 4. Management of water in the residential sector 5. Environment-water interactions and management 6. Economic and policy considerations in groundwater management 7. Economics of water pollution regulation 8. Economics and politics of international water management 9. Climate change and water resources 10. Emerging topics in water economics and policy 11. Summary and concluding remarks to Advanced Introduction to Water Economics and Policy Index

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Book SynopsisThis outstanding new book provides the most detailed and comprehensive evaluation of water reform and water sector performance from the perspectives of institutional economics and political economy. Skilfully integrating institutional theory with resource economics, and set against an exhaustive review of the theoretical and empirical literature, the authors develop an alternative methodology to quantitatively assess the performance of institutions in the context of water. This methodology is built on the principle of 'institutional ecology', the 'institutional decomposition and analysis' framework, and the 'subjective theory' of institutional change. Using this new methodology, plus information collected through an international survey of 127 water experts, the authors present a detailed empirical analysis of the process of institution-performance interaction in the water sector. Relying on the institutional transaction cost approach and an extensive cross-country review of recent water sector reforms, they also provide evidence on the relative role of various factors which influence the extent and depth of water institutional reforms in 43 countries and regions around the world. The book concludes with far reaching implications for the theory and policy of water sector reform in particular and institutional reform in general. Unique and up-to-date, this book offers an authoritative review of the important linkages between institutions and performance both in general and water sector contexts. By laying the foundations for future research and policy in this field, it will be of particular relevance and value for institutional economists, natural resource and environmental economists, political scientists, policymakers, donor agencies and students and scholars working on water-related issues.Trade Review'We are both impressed by the book. It merits prominent publication as a far-reaching application of innovative methodologies to an important, and well explained, worldwide policy problem.' -- Randall Calvert, Washington University, St. Louis, US and Thrainn Eggertsson, University of Iceland'[The] literature review . . . is one of the best and most comprehensive that I have seen.' -- - Daniel W. Bromley, University of Wisconsin, US'This is an impressive book . . . [It] will be used by diverse audiences. For scholars interested in the evolution of institutional theory, they will assign students primarily to the first three chapters . . . For scholars in resource economics, they will have them read the last part of the book . . . The strength of the book, however, is bringing both these approaches together within one set of pages.' -- - Elinor Ostrom, Indiana University, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Water Challenge: An Institutional Diagnosis 2. Understanding Institutions: Nature, Performance, and Change 3. Existing Literature: Approaches, Attempts, and Limitations 4. Evaluating Institutional Linkages: Towards an Alternative Methodology 5. Analytical Framework and Empirical Models 6. Empirical Context: Description and Justification 7. Institutional Changes in the Water Sector: A Cross-Country Review 8. Institution–Performance Linkages: Evidence and Evaluation 9. Institution–Performance Linkages: Robustness and Contextuality 10. Institutional Sequencing and Packaging 11. Conclusions with Implications for Theory and Policy Appendix A: Questionnaire Appendix B: List of Experts who Provided Input and Data Appendix C: Mathematical Analog for Impact-Transmission Channels Bibliography Index

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This book examines the experiences of relatives of those accused or convicted of serious crimes such as murder, manslaughter, rape and sex offences. A broader literature exists on prisoners' families, but few studies have looked specifically at those related to serious offenders, or considered their experience other than as prison visitors. Many of the difficulties faced by 'mundane' prisoners' families are magnified for the relatives of serious offenders, first by the length of sentence, and secondly by the seriousness and stigmatizing impact through association of the offence itself. Families Shamed draws upon intense qualitative research which combines long, searching interviews with the relatives of serious offenders with ethnographic fieldwork over a period of several years. The book focuses on how relatives made sense of their experiences, individually and collectively: how they described the difficulties they faced; whether they were blamed and shamed and in what manner; how they understood the offence and the circumstances which had brought it about; and how they dealt with the contradiction inherent in supporting someone and yet not condoning his or her actions. This is the first book to tell the story of serious offenders' families, the difficulties they face, and their attempts to overcome them. At the same time a focus on offenders' families also draws our attention to the ways in which women are affected by crime, illuminating the broader effects of crime and the criminal justice process on the proportionately greater number of women involved. It contributes also to wider debates about the social organization of the meanings of crime, and questions the tenability of some core policy assumptions about offenders and their families; the relationship between the state and the family, and its bearing especially on expectations about family responsibilities.

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Book SynopsisThe groundbreaking new concept that reveals the true and hazardous extent of our everyday water consumption. How much water does it take to make a cup of coffee? The answer may shock you: 140 litres! That's the true amount of water used in growing, producing, packaging and shipping the beans you use to make your morning coffee. Your lunchtime hamburger takes 2,400 litres and that favourite pair of blue jeans a whopping 11,000 litres. In fact, all the goods we buy - from food to clothing to computers - have a water cost in the form of virtual water: the powerful new concept that reveals the hidden facts of our real water consumption. At a time when the world's resources are being used up at increasingly alarming rates what can we do to help tackle the threat to our planet's most precious resource? World water expert Tony Allan - creator of the virtual water concept - shows the way. In this stimulating and enjoyable book he exposes the real impact of our modern lifestyle and shows how we as individuals, and governments globally, can make a vital contribution to managing our water use in a more sustainable and planet-friendly way.Trade Review'I heartily recommend the book as essential reading as is not only informative but also fun and easy to read.' - Barbara Frost, CE of WaterAidTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements 1. Getting wise about water 2. Beneath the surface 3. Well-fed, well-watered and well-paid 4. Big and beautiful 5. Keeping their heads above the water 6. Watertight The virtual-water gallery Index

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Book SynopsisWater deficiency in many arid and semi-arid regions in Southern Europe is becoming a major constraint for economic welfare and sustainable regional development. These regions are characterised by high spatial and temporal imbalances of water demand and supply, seasonal water uses, inadequate water resources and poor institutional water management. The aim of this book is to formulate appropriate strategies and guidelines for water management necessary for the formulation and implementation of integrated sustainable management of water resources. Lessons are learned from various case studies, which examine competing water use patterns, compare governance structures and how these have evolved in response to scarcity, and structural and non-structural instruments to address water deficiency. Water Management in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions will appeal to policymakers in relevant countries as well as to scholars and researchers of environmental studies and economics.Table of ContentsContents: PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. Water Management and Arid and Semi-Arid Regions: Interdisciplinary Perspectives – An Introduction Katia Karousakis and Phoebe Koundouri PART II: A STRATEGY-DEVELOPING APPROACH FOR REGULATING AND MANAGING WATER RESOURCES AND DEMAND IN WATER-DEFICIENT REGIONS: THE WATERSTRATEGYMAN PROJECT 2. The WaterStrategyMan Decision Support System Ezio Todini, Andreas Schumann and Dionysis Assimacopoulos 3. Evaluation of Alternative Water Management Scenarios: Case Study of Ribeiras do Algarve – Portugal Rodrigo Maia PART III: A PARTICIPATORY APPROACH TO ADDRESSING CONFLICTING DEMANDS AND VARYING HYDROLOGICAL CONDITIONS FOR THE SUSTAINABLE USE OF WATER ON MEDITERRANEAN ISLANDS: THE MEDIS PROJECT 4. Climate Change and Vulnerabilities to Drought on Mediterranean Islands Manfred A. Lange, Antonia Alkistis Donta and the MEDIS Consortium 5. Water Use in Agriculture on Mediterranean Islands: Present Situation and Future Perspectives Kostas Chartzoulakis and Maria Bertaki PART IV: AN ECONOMIC APPROACH TO INTEGRATED AND SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN ARID AND SEMI-ARID REGIONS: A GROUP OF ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMISTS FROM THE ARID CLUSTER 6. A Typology of Economic Instruments and Methods for Efficient Water Resources Management in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions Katia Karousakis and Phoebe Koundouri 7. Competition versus Cooperation in Groundwater Extraction: A Stochastic Framework with Heterogeneous Agents Marita Laukkanen and Phoebe Koundouri PART V: A CO-EVOLUTIONARY APPROACH TO ADAPTIVE, INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT UNDER CHANGING UTILIZATION CONDITIONS: THE AQUADAPT PROJECT 8. Socio-Cultural Influences on Water Utilization: A Comparative Analysis Antonio Aledo Tur, Guadalupe Ortiz Noguera, Paul Jeffrey, Mary Gearey, Jean Daniel Rinaudo, Sébastien Loubier, Tatjana Veljanovski and Natasa Ravbar 9. Some Evidence of Landscape Change, Water Usage, Management System and Governance Co-Dynamics in South-Eastern Europe Andreu Bonet, Juan Bellot, Denise Eisenhuth, Juan Peña, Juan Rafael Sánchez and Julio César Tejada PART VI: CONCLUSION 10. Conclusions and Policy Recommendations for the EU Water Framework Directive Katia Karousakis, Phoebe Koundouri, Dionysis Assimacopoulos, Paul Jeffrey and Manfred A. Lange Index

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Book SynopsisThe book applies benefit-cost analysis and a wide array of non-market and distribution economic valuation methods in ecologic context to determine the pay-off and distribution impacts of various infrastructure and water quality improvements to eight river systems in the Great Lakes region of the US. The generally positive results have important implications for public policy and future research.Prime readership is the wide range of academics, NGO and government agency staff and citizen action groups concerned with the management and protection of rivers and other natural resource systems.Trade Review'. . . the book provides a wide variety of practical examples of economic assessments of river management projects. . . the book offers policy-makers a nice range of valuation case studies and practical and illustrative guidance on the use of economic valuation results in cost-benefit analysis of river management.' -- Marije Schaafsma, Environmental and Resource Economics'It is rare to find a book that attempts to integrate physical, biological and social sciences (economics) to address environmental problems, but this book does a great job of it. It is also rare to find a book that addresses both the benefits and the costs of river restoration, and again this book delivers. This collection of case studies provides an informative and practical guide to conducting economic analyses of many different types of river restoration. Scientists interested in quantifying the benefits and costs of river restoration will gain a very quick and thorough education from the case studies presented in this book.' -- John Loomis, Colorado State University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. The Role of Biology and Ecological Engineering in Watershed and River Restoration Timothy C. Granata and Ulrike Zika 2. Codification, Case Studies, and Methods for Economic Analysis of River Systems Fred J. Hitzhusen 3. Estimating Willingness to Pay for Additional Protection of Ohio Surface Waters: Contingent Valuation of Water Quality Stephen Irvin, Tim Haab and Fred J. Hitzhusen 4. The Economics of High-head Dam Removal in an Ecological Context: A Case Study of the Ballville Dam, Fremont, Ohio Sarah A. Kruse, Timothy C. Granata and Ulrike Zika 5. The Economics of Low-head Dam Removal: A Case Study on the Salmon River in Fort Covington, New York David Warren and Fred J. Hitzhusen 6. Economic Analysis of Infrastructure and Water Quality Improvements in the Muskingum River Corridor Fred J. Hitzhusen, Radha Ayalasomayajula and Sarah Lowder 7. Economic Analysis of Water Quality and Recreational Benefits of the Hocking River Valley Allan Sommer and Brent Sohngen 8. Effects of Pesticide Use and Farming Practices on Water Treatment Costs in Maumee River Basin Communities D. Lynn Forster and Chris Murray 9. Economic Efficiency and Distribution Evaluation of Dredging of Toxic Sediments and Selected Dam Removal in the Mahoning River Ashraf Abdul-Mohsen and Fred J. Hitzhusen 10. An Economic Analysis of Lower Great Miami River Segment Improvements Radha Ayalasomayajula, P. Wilner Jeanty and Fred J. Hitzhusen 11. The Cuyahoga River Valley Initiative: Framing, Codification, and Preliminary Economic Analysis in an Urban River Corridor Fred J. Hitzhusen, Sarah A. Kruse, Ashraf Abdul-Mohsen, Joana J. Ferreti-Meza and Marc Hnytka 12. Overview, Key Findings, and Approaches Including Benefit Transfer for Generalization of Research Results Fred J. Hitzhusen and Sarah A. Kruse Index

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Book SynopsisThis broad review of the development of US water resource policy analysis and practice offers perspectives from several disciplines: law, economics, engineering, ecology and political science. While the historical context provided goes back to the early 19th century, the book concentrates on the past 60 years and features a discussion of the difficulty that has generally been encountered in bringing the disciplines of economics and ecology into collaboration in the water resource context.The book explores the evolution of water related analytical capabilities and institutions and provides illustrations from case studies, concluding with recommendations for research, institutional change and action. Though designed to be a background textbook for interdisciplinary graduate seminars in water resources planning and management, it is accessible to interested lay readers and those who have policymaking or implementation responsibility but lack a technical background.The book will appeal to students and faculty in water policy, economics, and engineering, and in interdisciplinary programs organized around water resource problems and questions. Policy makers and general readers will also appreciate this non-technical introduction.Table of ContentsContents: Foreword Robert A. Pietrowsky Preface 1. Water Resources Planning: Past, Present and Future John J. Boland and Duane Baumann 2. A History of the United States Water Resources Planning and Development Warren Viessman, Jr. Appendix 2.1 Evolution of Public Involvement in Water Planning Jerome Delli Priscoli Appendix 2.2 Nebraska Natural Resource Districts 3. The Theory and Practice of Benefit–Cost Analysis John J. Boland, Nicholas Flores and Charles W. Howe 4. Environmental Issues and Options in Water Resources Planning and Decision Making David H. Moreau and Daniel P. Loucks 5. On the Collaboration of Ecologists and Economists Clifford S. Russell and Mark Sagoff 6. Political Decision Making: Real Decisions in Real Political Contexts Peter Rogers, Lawrence MacDonnell and Peter Lydon Appendix 6.1 Overview of American Law for Allocation of Water 7. Making the Transition: Moving Water Resources Planning and Management into the Twenty-first Century Gerald E. Galloway Index

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Book SynopsisThis broad review of the development of US water resource policy analysis and practice offers perspectives from several disciplines: law, economics, engineering, ecology and political science. While the historical context provided goes back to the early 19th century, the book concentrates on the past 60 years and features a discussion of the difficulty that has generally been encountered in bringing the disciplines of economics and ecology into collaboration in the water resource context.The book explores the evolution of water related analytical capabilities and institutions and provides illustrations from case studies, concluding with recommendations for research, institutional change and action. Though designed to be a background textbook for interdisciplinary graduate seminars in water resources planning and management, it is accessible to interested lay readers and those who have policymaking or implementation responsibility but lack a technical background.The book will appeal to students and faculty in water policy, economics, and engineering, and in interdisciplinary programs organized around water resource problems and questions. Policy makers and general readers will also appreciate this non-technical introduction.Table of ContentsContents: Foreword Robert A. Pietrowsky Preface 1. Water Resources Planning: Past, Present and Future John J. Boland and Duane Baumann 2. A History of the United States Water Resources Planning and Development Warren Viessman, Jr. Appendix 2.1 Evolution of Public Involvement in Water Planning Jerome Delli Priscoli Appendix 2.2 Nebraska Natural Resource Districts 3. The Theory and Practice of Benefit–Cost Analysis John J. Boland, Nicholas Flores and Charles W. Howe 4. Environmental Issues and Options in Water Resources Planning and Decision Making David H. Moreau and Daniel P. Loucks 5. On the Collaboration of Ecologists and Economists Clifford S. Russell and Mark Sagoff 6. Political Decision Making: Real Decisions in Real Political Contexts Peter Rogers, Lawrence MacDonnell and Peter Lydon Appendix 6.1 Overview of American Law for Allocation of Water 7. Making the Transition: Moving Water Resources Planning and Management into the Twenty-first Century Gerald E. Galloway Index

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Book SynopsisThe premise of this book is that careful reconsideration of strategies to achieve water management ambitions, together with more in-depth knowledge on the theories and practices of boundary spanning, could bring solutions for contemporary water problems within reach. The book integrates boundary work approaches, new forms of governance and water resource management to explore frameworks for spanning sector, scale and time boundaries. Structured case studies reflect the experiences and lessons of cooperation and exchange with professional water managers and their projects. Recommendations for boundary spanning in practice are presented, and important contemporary water management themes including flooding and flood policy, water depletion and water restoration are discussed in depth. Incorporating conceptual, theoretical and practical foci to address complexity and conflict in adaptive water management, this book will strongly appeal to academics, researchers and practitioners in the areas of water management, planning and sustainability.Trade Review‘Governance and Complexity in Water Management is a stimulating read and a text that deserves to find itself on the bookshelves of water management professionals.’ -- Keith Baker, Critical Policy StudiesTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Innovations in Water Management Requiring Boundary Spanning: Roots and Concepts Kris Lulofs and Hans Bressers 2. Analysis of Boundary Judgements in Complex Interaction Processes Hans Bressers and Kris Lulofs 3. A Boundary Perspective on Flood Management in the Netherlands Wim van Leussen 4. The Temporal Dimensions of Boundary Judgements Aysun Özen Tacer 5. Space for Water and Boundary Spanning Governance Hans Bressers, Simone Hanegraaff and Kris Lulofs 6. Building a New River and Boundary Spanning Governance Hans Bressers, Simone Hanegraaff and Kris Lulofs 7. The Dutch Land Use Re-ordering Process as a Multi-stakeholder Management Strategy Katharine Owens 8. Linking Natural Science-based Knowledge to Governance Strategy: A Case of Regional Water Depletion Analyzed Mirjam van Tilburg 9. Rethinking Boundaries in Implementation Processes Jaap Evers 10. Guidance Schemes for the Boundary Spanner Jan van der Molen and Kris Lulofs 11. Conclusions Hans Bressers and Kris Lulofs References Index

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Book SynopsisWater is the key to human civilization. Most of the ancient civilization had its roots to river basins, where people-water interaction was the key aspect. Due to innovations of knowledge and technology and modernization of lifestyles, the human-water direct contact has become less significant. People have become more dependent to the system, and consequently, the closeness to water is gradually diminishing. It is however, a challenge on how to learn from the basic principles of water human interaction and apply those lessons to the current context of urban and rural settings. This book will provide a few analytical case studies on different aspects of water communities, which is defined as the human-water interaction process.Table of ContentsList of Contributors. List of Editors. Chapter 1 Water communities: Introduction and overview. Chapter 2 Community-based water management practices in Japan. Chapter 3 Bangkok liquid perception: waterscape urbanism in the Chao Phraya river delta and implications to climate change adaptation. Chapter 4 Tripod scheme for flood disaster prevention and technical transfer. Chapter 5 Amplifying the community voices for greater access to drinking water in Bangladesh. Chapter 6 Building civil organization networks in Shingashi river basin toward sustainable water environment. Chapter 7 Progress of research on cascade irrigation systems in the dry zones of Sri Lanka. Chapter 8 Pani panchayat: examples of water governance and community participation in India. Chapter 9 Urbanization does not always make progress: Experiences of Horikawa River in Nagoya. Chapter 10 Water management systems of China: Water cellar for community. Chapter 11 From the water community to policy perspectives of sustainable eco-development in Kampong Bahru, Malaysia. Chapter 12 Indigenous and scientific water management: Fusing research on urban headwater transformations in Northern Thailand and Metropolitan Baltimore. Chapter 13 The water community case of Chou-Shui River in Taiwan. Chapter 14 Essentials of water communities and its future perspective. Preface. Brief introduction of the series. Community, environment and disaster risk Management. Copyright page. Brief introduction of the volume.

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Book SynopsisImproving Irrigation in Asia is based on a longitudinal study over two decades on innovative intervention for sustained performance of irrigation systems. The work identifies key factors that can help explain the performance of interventions, and explicates lessons for resource management and the management of development assistance. In 1985, the Water and Energy Commission Secretariat of Nepal and the International Irrigation Management Institute developed an ingenious intervention program for nineteen irrigation systems located in the middle hills of Nepal in an attempt to overcome the prevailing 'best-practices' traps, in regard to assisting irrigation systems. This book highlights the innovativeness of the project lay in its provision of ample opportunities for farmers to make decisions regarding the operation of the irrigation system based on their local knowledge and creativity. The authors of this work, Elinor Ostrom, Wai Fung Lam, Prachanda Pradhan and Ganesh P. Shivakoti provide detailed analysis of these interventions and support the conclusion that farmers can build on an innovative intervention that not only provides physical improvements but also enhances farmers' problem-solving capacity. They argue that to achieve sustainable improvements in performance, the farmers themselves need to engage in collective action over time and support local entrepreneurs who provide leadership and stimulate adjustments to change. Providing practical policy solutions, this study will prove a fascinating and invaluable read for academics and scholars of development studies, resource management, and irrigation studies, as well as development specialists in international agencies, policy makers in governments and international donor agencies.Trade Review’A unique and significant longitudinal study of irrigation intervention in FMIS in Nepal that revives important debates on how irrigation management evolves and how this can be investigated. This concise and accessible book can inform and challenge agencies and donors to reflect on policies and researchers to argue further the study of collective action and political theory in irrigation management.’ -- Linden Vincent, Wageningen University, The Netherlands‘Improving Irrigation in Asia by Elinor Ostrom and colleagues is grounded in intimate detail on water management experience in Nepal while being informed by broadly-applicable concepts and behavioral theories. It greatly advances our understanding of management options and effects. As the water resources available for agriculture become more limited and unreliable, the efficiency and productivity with which irrigation water is used must be increased. While better technology can assist in this quest, the greatest potential gains lie in the social and organizational domains.’ -- Norman Uphoff, Cornell University’Governance of irrigation systems is complex, needing social, technical and financial actions that support farming. Few people have as much knowledge of self-governing irrigation systems as these authors, and few countries have as many of these systems as Nepal. Lessons from these small irrigation systems can be adapted to much larger units, and to other kinds of activity. External assistance on a modest scale could generate practical benefit, by encouraging self-reliance in communities.’ -- Charles Abernethy, International Irrigation Management Institute, Colombo (1987 - 94) and Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand (1996 - 99)Table of ContentsContents: Foreword by Gilbert Levine Preface by Robert Yoder 1. The Challenge of Achieving Successful Development Interventions 2. Effects of Different Modes of Assistance on the Performance of Farmer-managed Irrigation Systems in Nepal 3. Processes and Procedures of an Innovative Development Intervention Initiated in 1985 in the Middle Hills of Nepal 4. Evaluating an Innovative Development Intervention a Decade and a Half Later 5. Post-intervention Dynamics in 2008: Focusing on Two Success and Two Failure Cases 6. Synthesis and Conclusion References Index

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Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking book examines the role that water accounting can play in resolving economic, environmental and social issues. One of the most pressing global issues of the 21st century is the scarcity of water to ensure economic, environmental and social sustainability. In addressing the issue through policy and management, access to high quality information is critically important. But water scarcity has many implications, and it is possible that different reporting approaches, generally called water accounting systems, can be appropriate to addressing them. In this key book, international experts respond to the question: what role can water accounting play in resolving economic, social and environmental issues at individual, organizational, industry, national and international levels? They explore how various forms of water accounting are utilized and the issues that they address. Academics and postgraduate students interested in water scarcity and accounting will find this book invaluable. Policy makers in all areas relating to water as well as environmentalists, water industry managers and water lawyers will find plenty of important insights in this essential resource. Contributors: A. Allan, J. Andreu, W. Bastiaanssen, X. Cai, K. Chalmers, Q. Changhai, G.L. Clark, E. Corral, C.M. Cote, J. Cummings, H. Gan, J.M. Godfrey, R. Hassan, A.Y. Hoekstra, D.A. Hughes, P. Karimi, Q. Lu, J.R. Lund, R. Martinez-Lagunes, D. Molden, A. Momblanch, C.J. Moran, M. Muller, N.W.J. Muller, E. Mungatana, M. Nagy, J. Paredes, M.A. Perez, L. Pretorius, K. Ringwood, M. Slattery, A. Solera, M. Squillace, A. Turton, M. Vardon, Y. Wang, C. WoodsTrade Review'[T]he book examines the topic in sufficient detail, in a scholarly manner, is easy to read and understand, and all chapters have a long list of references which would provide further reading material for those interested.' --Chetan Pandit, Current ScienceTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Introduction Keryn Chalmers and Jayne M. Godfrey PART I: WATER ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS 1. Beyond the Hydrographers’ Legacy: Water Accounting in Australia Maryanne Slattery, Keryn Chalmers and Jayne M. Godfrey 2. The System of Environmental-Economic Accounting for Water: Development, Implementation and Use Michael Vardon, Ricardo Martinez-Lagunes, Hong Gan and Michael Nagy 3. Water Footprint Accounting Arjen Y. Hoekstra 4. Water Accounting to Assess Use and Productivity of Water: Evolution of a Concept and New Frontiers Poolad Karimi, David Molden, Wim Bastiaanssen and Xueliang Cai PART II: APPLICATION AND EVALUATION OF WATER ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS 5. Water Accounting in Mining and Minerals Processing Claire M. Cote, Jason Cummings, Chris J. Moran and Kristina Ringwood 6. Potential for the Application of General Purpose Water Accounting in South Africa Denis A. Hughes, Esther Corral and Nikite W.J. Muller 7. Potential Role of Standardized Water Accounting in Spanish Basins Joaquín Andreu, Andrea Momblanch, Javier Paredes, Miguel Ángel Pérez and Abel Solera 8. Development and Application of the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting for Water in China Hong Gan, Yu Wang, Qiong Lu, Michael Vardon and Qin Changhai 9. Two Perspectives of Water Resource Accounting: Comparing the Australian and the United Nations Approaches Eric Mungatana and Rashid Hassan PART III: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES ADDRESSED BY WATER ACCOUNTING 10. The Impossible Planetary Trust: Intergenerational Equity, Long-term Investment and Water Governance and Regulation Gordon L. Clark and Claire Woods 11. Water Accounting, Corporate Sustainability and the Public Interest Mike Muller 12. Water Accounting and Conflict Mitigation Lise Pretorius and Anthony Turton 13. The Role of Water Accounting System in the Avoidance and Resolution of International Water Disputes Andrew Allan 14. Water Accounting Issues in California Jay R. Lund 15. Accounting for Water Rights in the Western United States Mark Squillace Conclusion Keryn Chalmers and Jayne M. Godfrey Index

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Book SynopsisFrom Infrastructure to Services reveals important breakthroughs in country-led and country-wide monitoring of rural and small towns water supplies; ICT for monitoring sustainable service delivery; monitoring the finance needed for service delivery; monitoring for sanitation and hygiene; and building coherence in globalregionalnational monitoring. It asks: does project monitoring emphasize donor rather than user accountability or is it a necessary stepping stone to better national WASH sector monitoring? The book presents a state of the art of strengthening monitoring water supply and sanitation in developing countries and is essential reading for programme managers and policy makers in the water, sanitation, and hygiene sector, both in development agencies and government departments. It should also be read by researchers and students in the WASH sector.

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Book SynopsisThe combination of cheap, easily available materials, margin for error, suitability for amateurs and flexibility in terms of size and shape, make ferrocement tanks an ideal choice for anyone looking for long-term water security on a budget, and they work well in all but the harshest environment. With hands-on experience, the authors provide a detailed guide to enable confident and safe construction by anyone interested in building their own ferrocement tank. Felicity and Daniel share their reasons for choosing these tanks, how they calculated their water needs and how they constructed and maintain their tanks that cater for all their needs. With our weather patterns drastically shifting between drought and flood due to the climate change, it is vital to have reserves of water to rely on. Felicity and Daniel self-built their own house and included water tanks. They achieved water security for less than the cost of joining the local water network! Whether you are creating your own off-grid home, or want to reduce your carbon footprint and reliance on mains water, the ferrocement tank offers a simple, achievable and robust DIY solution.

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Book SynopsisEnclosing Water is an environmental history of the Industrial Revolution, as inscribed on the Liri valley in Italy's Central Apennines. Amid forces of revolution and empire, and Enlightenment discourses of 'improvement' and political economy, the Liri's natural wealth - water-power - generated sweeping changes in its landscape and working and living environments. This book tells the story of how defining water as property - both materially and discursively - led to the emergence of an industrial riverscape, and of a concomitant new ecological consciousness; to heightened environmental risks and awareness of those risks. A dramatic century in the Liri's socio-environmental history, with its cast of new industrial bourgeoisie, engineers and civil servants, illuminates how material developments and ideological currents completely reshaped the relationship between society and nature at the periphery of 19th century Europe. By integrating Political Economy into the narrative of European environmental history, this pioneering book offers a critical new view of discourses of water disorder and environmental politics in the Mediterranean region.Trade Review'The close and dense connections pinpointed between culture, environment, and economy make this work an enriching, even indispensable read - Essential.' R. Spickermann, University of Texas. CHOICE Academic Reviews 'The Industrial Revolution is one of the great themes for environmental history. Here Barca rises to the challenge, providing a clear case study of an industrial transformation of a riverine environment in its political, intellectual, social, and economic context.' J.R. McNeill, Georgetown University. Environmental History '[Barca's] penetrating, multi-layered unpacking of this tragic story makes significant contributions to environmental, social and intellectual history. Enclosing Water is essential reading for understanding the dialectical consequences of changing socio-ecological relationships. It offers an original, thought-provoking way of seeing how society creates landscapes out of visionary ideal of itself.' Harold Platt, Environment and History.Table of ContentsTABLE OF CONTENTS Part I: WATER AND REVOLUTIONS. Italian landscape with waterfall A road to waterpower 1. The landscape of Political Economy Nature and nation in the Kingdom of Naples Improving the Valley Landscape and violence 2. Empire and the 'disorder of water' Liberating nature Rivers and revolution Seeing like a statistician 3. The ecology of waterpower The making of an industrial riverscape 'I'll have your flesh for three cents per pound': Gender and mechanisation Improvement vs. habitation The machine in the river: a pastoral narrative PART II: THE ECONOMY OF WATER One hundred years of enclosures Rivers and property in the Italian South 4. Enclosing the river Picture a river open to all... The appropriators Water wars, water discipline The tragedy of enclosure 5. Floods and politics in the Apennines Seeing like an engineer The un-improving State Industry and disaster EPILOGUE Common Water

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Book SynopsisCivilisation is thirsty... it never stopped to think what would happen if the water ran out. ALEXANDER BELL Peak water is the point when the available water is not enough to meet the demands of the world's growing population. We might live on a watery world, but we are exhausting accessible supplies. Many parts of the world are already facing this crisis, and not only in the developing world. Some of the places experiencing 'peak water' are in the USA, Europe and the UK. Even the wettest lands will be engulfed in the global catastrophe that looms. This is the issue of our age.Trade ReviewWhat makes Peak Water interesting is the way it weaves such laconic personal predictions with a wealth of history, anecdote and analysis, all focussing on the vital role of water in the rise and fall of civilisations... [Bell's] aim is to provoke thought, to stir discussion amongst lay observers – and in that he certainly succeeds. - SCOTTISH REVIEW OF BOOKS How we built civilization on water and drained the world dry is the subject of Alexander Bell’s recent book, Peak Water. Bell delves deeply into the roots of modern civilisation, beginning just before the settlement of the first cities… There have been many books in recent years recounting the trouble we are in when it comes to water, but few that examine how we arrived at this point. Bell does just that… - THE ECOLOGIST

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Book SynopsisLynne Buchanan began photographing Florida’s inland waters to create artistic records of her connection with those waters and to learn lessons from being in the present moment and aligning with the flow of life. The more time she spent photographing waterways in her native Florida, the more she noticed what was being damaged and lost due to human impact. She resolved to draw attention to the situation through her photography and to work with water-quality and environmental advocates, from members of the Water-keeper Alliance to Native American citizens fighting to preserve the integrity of their ancestral lands and drinking water. The result is Changing Waters, which not only showcases the beauty, diversity, and complexity of Florida’s waters, but also documents the negative effects of agricultural and industrial pollution, a growing population with its urban growth and land development, and climate change on Florida’s inland and coastal waters and springs. Though her work is place specific, the book reveals the interconnected and global nature of environmental problems. Indeed, Florida’s fragile springs, wetlands, rivers, and coastal waters can be considered a tragic and powerful example of what is happening to aquatic systems else-where in the nation and world as a result of unchecked human action. Buchanan’s photographs invite viewers to consider their personal relationship to water and en-courage better stewardship of this vital––and finite––resource. They are also a call to action to find more effective ways to preserve these waterways for both their natural beauty and essential role in our survival.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a comprehensive assessment of how local corporate water strategies influence global water governance objectives. In various geographies, companies spearhead a quest for more sustainable water management within and beyond their own operations. This book critically examines such strategies and provides an overarching analysis of the effects that mounting corporate involvement has had on the global water discourse. More specifically, it explains why companies from the food, beverage, textile, and mining sectors have started to incorporate water management objectives into their business strategies, how companies work in partnerships with other stakeholders to realize these objectives, and how these actions acquire wider political legitimacy. It presents insightful interview material from business leaders and other high-level stakeholders. Readers will gain the necessary knowledge to develop a critical view and respond appropriately.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introducing Corporate Water Stewardship in the Context of Global Water Governance.- Part I: Incorporation.- Chapter 2. Understanding the Enabling Environment.- Chapter 3. The Rise of Corporate Water Stewardship.- Part II: Involvement.- Chapter 4. Companies and Water Resources Management.- Chapter 5. Companies and Water Sanitation and Hygiene.- Part III: Influence.- Chapter 6. Corporate Legitimacy in Collective Action.- Chapter 7. Corporations and the Shaping of the Global Water Agenda.- Chapter 8. Imagining Pathways Forward: Corporate Water Stewardship and the future of Global Water Governance.

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Book SynopsisThe book provides an overview on national policies and regulations related to water resource management in the Middle East and North African countries (MENA), where water scarcity problems are critical. The physical/natural constraints, socio-economic and political circumstances make the MENA region a sort of ‘laboratory’ for natural resource management and particularly water management. The book provides a good comparison on how neighboring countries with quite similar natural constraints and cultures are addressing water problems in different ways. It enlightens water resource specialists on successful experiences around the region and show cases the reforms undertaken in the water sector to meet the challenges posed by urbanization, food security, water pollution and climate change. The book constitutes nine chapters, seven of them with content from the main MENA countries. It starts with an introductory chapter that provides background information on the region’s water resources with descriptive statistics and historical developments of the water sector. It ends with a chapter that summarizes the policy implications and main conclusions on the way forward for sustainable management of water in MENA countries. Table of Contents

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Book SynopsisThis book highlights various challenges and opportunities for water management and cooperation in South Asia. In light of increasing urbanization and development in the region and related pressure on water resources, the contributions investigate water conflictual and cooperative attitudes and gestures between countries and regions; analyse management trade-offs between nature, agriculture and urban uses; and examine water sustainable management and related policies. By studying major river basins in the region, such as Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra, Narmada, Godavari and Krishna, the chapters highlight socio-economic, infrastructural, environmental and institutional aspects of water scarcity in South Asia and present best practices for improved sustainable water management and security in the region.Table of ContentsConceptual Framework.- Water Trade-offs Between Nature and Mankind.- Water Trade-offs between Sectoral and Regional Water Issues.- Institutions and Sustainable Regional Use of Water.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides an overview of facts, theories and methods from hydrology, geology, geophysics, law, ethics, economics, ecology, engineering, sociology, diplomacy and many other disciplines with relevance for concepts and practice of water resources management. It provides comprehensive, but also critical reading material for all communities involved in the ongoing water discourses and debates.The book refers to case studies in the form of boxes, sections, or as entire chapters. They illustrate success stories, but also lessons to be remembered, to avoid repeating the same mistakes. Based on consolidated state-of-the-art knowledge, it has been conceived and written to attract a multidisciplinary audience.The aim of this handbook is to facilitate understanding between the participants of the international water discourse and multi-level decision making processes. Knowing more about water, but also about concepts, methods and aspirations of different professional, disciplinary communities and stakeholders professionalizes the debate and enhances the decision making.Table of ContentsIntroduction and Guide to the Handbook of Water Resources Management: Discourses, Concepts and Examples.- Water a unique phenomenon and resource.- Water and its Management: Dependence, Linkages and Challenges.- A drop in the ocean: on writing histories of water resource management.- Water Ethics.- Water law and rights.- Water discourses.- The water security discourse and its main actors.- Water governance and policies.- Economics of water security.- Drivers, pressures and stressors: the societal framework of water resources management.- Water resources management: integrated and adaptive decision making.- Observation, monitoring and data management.- Assessment of water quantity.- Assessment of land/catchment use and degradation.- Freshwaters: global distribution, biodiversity and ecosystem services, and human pressures.- Water, energy and food relations in Gulf Cooperation Council.- Examples of water resources management options.- Examples of water and land use management.- Water and energy.- Water management and stewardship in mining regions.- Water-related hazard and risk management.- Groundwater and conjunctive use management.- Storage Reservoir Operation and Management.- Complexity in water management and governance.

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Book SynopsisThe world is faced with a growing number of complex and interconnected challenges. Water is among the top 5 global risks in terms of impacts, which would be far reaching beyond socio-economic challenges, impacting livelihoods and wellbeing of the people.As freshwater resources and population densities are unevenly distributed across the world, some regions and countries are already water scarce. Water scarcity is expected to intensify in regions like the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), which has 6% of the global population, but only 1% of the world’s freshwater resources. Climate change adds to this complexity as it is leading to rainfall uncertainty and extended droughts periods, mostly in arid areas.Increasing water scarcity is now recognized as a major cause of conflict, social unrest and migration and at the same time water is increasingly considered as an instrument for international cooperation to achieve sustainable development. Tapping and assessing sustainably every available option in water-scarce areas is needed as pressure continues to build on limited water resources.The stark fact is that conventional water provisioning approaches relying on snowfall, rainfall and river runoff are not enough to meet growing freshwater demand in water-scarce areas. Water-scarce countries need a radical re-think of water resource planning and management that includes the creative exploitation of a growing set of viable but unconventional water resources for food production, livelihoods, ecosystems, climate change adaption, and sustainable development. Unconventional water resources are generated as a by-product of specialized processes; need suitable pre-use treatment; require pertinent on-farm management when used for irrigation; or result from a special technology to collect/access water.Table of ContentsSECTION 1 – Setting the scene Chapter 1: Introduction (Editors) Chapter 2: Unconventional water resources as a response to global water scarcity and contribution to food, ecosystems, and sustainable development (Editors) SECTION 2 – harvesting water from air and on the ground Chapter 3: Rain enhancement through cloud seeding (Ali Abshaev, Hail Suppression Research Center, Nalchik, Russia) Chapter 4: Fog water harvesting (Jamila Bargach, Dar Si Hmad Project, Sidi Ifni, Morocco) Chapter 5: Micro-catchment rainwater harvesting (Theib Oweis, International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas, ICARDA, Jordan) SECTION 3 – tapping offshore and onshore deep groundwater Chapter 6: Offshore water (Mark Person, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, USA) Chapter 7: Onshore deep groundwater (Mark Person, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, USA) SECTION 4 – reusing used water Chapter 8: Municipal wastewater (Birguy Lamizana, United Nations Environment Programme, UNEP, Nairobi, Kenya) Chapter 9: Agricultural drainage water (J.D. Oster, University of California, Riverside, USA) SECTION 5 – moving water physically Chapter 10: Water transportation through icebergs towing (Nicholas Sloane, Resolve Marine Group, South Africa) Chapter 11: Ballast water held in tanks and cargo holds of ships (Marlos De Souza, FAO) SECTION 6 – developing new water Chapter 12: Desalinated water (Nikolay Voutchkov, Desalination Technologies Research Institute, Saline Water Conversion Corporation, SWCC, Jubail, Saudi Arabia) SECTION 7 – promoting the enabling environment Chapter 13: Governance, policies, and institutional and human capacity (Renée Martin-Nagle, A Ripple Effect PLC, Ebensburg, Pennsylvania, USA) Chapter 14: Social and environmental tradeoffs (TBC) Chapter 15: Economics and innovative financing mechanisms in a circular economy (Francesc Hernández-Sancho, University of Valencia, Spain; Edeltraud Guenther, UNU-FLORES) Chapter 16: Way forward to harness the potential of unconventional water resources

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Book SynopsisThis book brings together a selection of best papers from The International Conference on Water and Flood Management, Bangladesh, 2021. The book chapters are based on contributions from multidisciplinary fields, such as nature-based solutions, hydro-meteorological forecasting, river restoration, coastal risk, episodic natural hazards, water risk and resilience, climate-resilient infrastructure, blue economy, and water management during the COVID-19 pandemic.With changing physical and socioeconomic risks due to changes in climate and anthropogenic interventions, integrated approaches to analyzing these processes and their interactions, along with integrating nature-based solutions, are gaining traction. With this special focus on science, policy, and practice to ensure sustainability in the water sector, the conference provided a platform for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to exchange their knowledge and experience.Table of ContentsCauses and Management of Damaging Flood Incidences in Rapidly Urbanizing Areas of Kathmandu Valley: A Case Study of Flood Event in Bhaktapur District, Nepal.- Urban Drainage Study for Gopalganj Pourashava Considering Future Climate Change Impacts.- Flood Propagation Processes in The Jamuna River Floodplain in Sirajganj.- Co-Creation of Flood Mitigation Technologies in Bangladesh to Strengthen Community Resilience.- Risk Profiling for Waterlogging Using Mathematical Model and Gis Techniques for an Urban Area: The Case of Khatunganj Wholesale Commodity Market, Chattogram.- A Remote Sensing Based Approach for Analysis of Dry and Wet Periods of Bangladesh Based on Standardized Precipitation Index During.- Indigenous Knowledge And Practices of The Small Ethnic Communities of Asia-Pacific Island Countries in Facing Hydro-Meteorological Hazards.- Driving Factors of the Migration System Due to Riverbank Erosion Along The Brahmaputra River.- Bivariate Frequency Analysis of Droughts Using Multivariate Standardized Drought Index in Marathwada Region, India.- High-Quality Historical Flood Data Reconstruction Using Hidden Markov Models.- Impact of Coriolis Force on the Flow Field and Sedimentation in Ideally Shaped Tidal Basins.- The Impact of Small Tributaries Flood in the Braided Plain of Large River.- Hybrid Coast Protection Approach in Bangladesh: A Case Study on Effectiveness of Small-Scale Forest in Reducing Surge Induced Inundation and Supporting Local Livelihoods.- Assessing The Consequences of Large-Scale Stabilization of the Padma River on its Flow Hydraulics Using a Combined 1d-2d Hydrodynamic Model.- A Sustainability Index for Assessing Village Tank Cascade Systems (Vtcs) in Sri Lanka.- Agent Based Model of Mangrove Socio-Ecological System for Livelihood Security Assessment.- Drought Management by Integrated Approaches in T. Aman Rice Season to Escalate Water Productivity in Drought Prone Regions of Bangladesh.- Actual Evapotranspiration Estimation Using Remote Sensing: Comparison of Sebal and Metric Models.

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