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Table of Contents
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Adventures in Africa
  • Water Planning in Egypt: Reusing the Nile
  • Leon Hermans, EgyptThe Vision Kid
  • Leif Lillehammer, UgandaWuthering Heights – Tales from the Kingdom in the Sky
  • Leif Lillehammer, Lesotho Digging a Well in Africa
  • Hugo A. Loáiciga, KenyaWater for Food in North Africa
  • Pete Loucks, AlgeriaWater from the Desert in Libya
  • Pete Loucks, LibyaA Water Management Story from South Africa
  • Ronnie Mckenzie, South AfricaThe Ultimate Water Manager
  • H. P. Nachtnebel, Morocco From Working on the Railroad to Hydrologic Modelling—A Life of Lessons
  • Geoff Pegram, South AfricaNavigating in the Estuaries of Mozambique
  • Hubert Savenije, MozambiqueA água sabe o caminho (The Water Knows the Way)
  • Hubert Savenije, MozambiqueDeveloping an Acceptance of Systems Methods for Water Resources Planning and Management in South Africa
  • Oskar Sigvaldason and Thinus Basson, South Africa
  • 　
  • Part II: Adventures in Asia
  • Regulation of Lake Baikal
  • Mikhail Bolgov, Alexander Buber, Alexander Lotov, RussiaAttempting Integrated Water Management in Bhutan
  • Leon Hermans, BhutanPolitical Challenges of a Water Expert in Iran
  • Pete Loucks and Laurel Saito, editorsKhong, the Mother of Water
  • Leif Lillehammer, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and ThailandEnjoying Caviar in the USSR
  • Pete Loucks, USSRGrowing Qat in Yemen
  • Pete Loucks, YemenPeace Talks on Water in the Middle East
  • Jerome Delli Priscoli, Middle EastCombating Water Scarcity in Jordan
  • David E. Rosenberg, JordanBuilding Collaborative Networks
  • Laurel Saito, UzbekistanWorking with Farmers of the Sihu Basin (四湖流域), Hubei, China
  • Slobodan P. Simonovic, ChinaRestoring the Marshes of Mesopotamia (Part 1)
  • Eugene Z. Stakhiv, IraqRestoring the Marshes of Mesopotamia (Part 2)
  • Eugene Z. Stakhiv, Iraq
  • Part III: Adventures in Australia
  • Building Bridges with Water
  • Emily Barbour, AustraliaDeveloping Drainage During Droughts
  • Graeme Dandy, Australia "Optimizing" a Piped Irrigation System
  • Graeme Dandy, Australia
  • Part IV: Adventures in Europe
  • Years of Experience versus Computer Models
  • Thomas Ackermann, GermanyTechnical and Cultural Exchanges in Ukraine
  • Lily Baldwin, UkraineLong-Term Water Resources Planning—Almost 50 Years Later
  • Janusz Kindler, PolandWorking Behind the Curtain
  • Pete Loucks, Poland, RomaniaChanging a Culture in Portugal
  • Pete Loucks, PortugalInsiders, Outsiders, Funds, and Perseverance: Ingredients for Transboundary Water Management
  • H.P. Nachtnebel, AustriaA Conversation During an Athenian Drought
  • David R. Purkey, Athens 360 BCFloods Can Damage Careers in Communist Countries
  • Andreas H. Schumann, GermanyHow Water Probing Changed My Life Forever
  • Andreas H. Schumann, GermanyOne Talk Leads to a Regional Program
  • Uri Shamir, The NetherlandsTrying to Keep Lake Balaton Blue
  • László Somlyódy and Pete Shanahan, Hungary
  • Part V: Adventures in the Americas
  • Water Crises Are for Everyone
  • Benedito (Ben) Braga, BrazilA Lock and Dam Story: Part 1. Background
  • Ben Dysart, USA A Lock and Dam Story: Part 2. My Involvement
  • Ben Dysart, USA A Lock and Dam Story: Part 3. Lessons on How Government Works
  • Ben Dysart, USALessons I Learned from Western Movies and TV Shows
  • David T. Ford, USA Inventing GIS
  • Walter M. Grayman and Richard M. Males, USARescuing a Beautiful River
  • Neil Grigg, USAHow a Civil Engineer Learned to Work with People
  • Stacy M. Langsdale, USA and CanadaManaging Our Nation's Water Resources When It Rains a Lot: An Example
  • Deborah H. Lee, USA Into the Realm of the Patagonian Andes
  • Leif Lillehammer, ChileManaging Lake Water Levels
  • Pete Loucks, USA and CanadaRestoring the Everglades
  • Pete Loucks, USAMistaken Objectives
  • Pete Loucks, USAThe Challenges and Rewards of a Career Managing Water
  • Lindell Ormsbee, USAFollowing My Interests and Instincts
  • Laurel Saito, USAStarting It Simple
  • Uri Shamir, Canada Red River "Flood of the Century" through Human Eyes
  • Slobodan P. Simonovic, Canada A Computer Program Named Randy RabanSlobodan P. Simonovic, Canada As Is Often Said, "Rome Was Not Built in a Day"
  • Jery Stedinger, USACleaning Up Pollution and .　.　. Wait, What, Where?
  • Cristiane Queiroz Surbeck, USAEngineering Your Own Education
  • Desiree Tullos, China, USAEffective Communication
  • Desiree Tullos, USA
  • Part VI: Adventures in International Organizations
  • The Dublin Principles on Water and the Environment
  • Jerome Delli Priscoli, InternationalThe World Water Council (WWC) and World Water Forums (WWF)
  • Jerome Delli Priscoli, InternationalChanging the Terms of Discourse in World Water Debates
  • Jerome Delli Priscoli, International
  • Developing a World Bank Water Sector Strategy Jerome Delli Priscoli, International
  • About the Authors
  • Index

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        Table of Contents
        • Foreword
        • Introduction
        • Part I: Adventures in Africa
        • Water Planning in Egypt: Reusing the Nile
        • Leon Hermans, EgyptThe Vision Kid
        • Leif Lillehammer, UgandaWuthering Heights – Tales from the Kingdom in the Sky
        • Leif Lillehammer, Lesotho Digging a Well in Africa
        • Hugo A. Loáiciga, KenyaWater for Food in North Africa
        • Pete Loucks, AlgeriaWater from the Desert in Libya
        • Pete Loucks, LibyaA Water Management Story from South Africa
        • Ronnie Mckenzie, South AfricaThe Ultimate Water Manager
        • H. P. Nachtnebel, Morocco From Working on the Railroad to Hydrologic Modelling—A Life of Lessons
        • Geoff Pegram, South AfricaNavigating in the Estuaries of Mozambique
        • Hubert Savenije, MozambiqueA água sabe o caminho (The Water Knows the Way)
        • Hubert Savenije, MozambiqueDeveloping an Acceptance of Systems Methods for Water Resources Planning and Management in South Africa
        • Oskar Sigvaldason and Thinus Basson, South Africa
        • 　
        • Part II: Adventures in Asia
        • Regulation of Lake Baikal
        • Mikhail Bolgov, Alexander Buber, Alexander Lotov, RussiaAttempting Integrated Water Management in Bhutan
        • Leon Hermans, BhutanPolitical Challenges of a Water Expert in Iran
        • Pete Loucks and Laurel Saito, editorsKhong, the Mother of Water
        • Leif Lillehammer, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and ThailandEnjoying Caviar in the USSR
        • Pete Loucks, USSRGrowing Qat in Yemen
        • Pete Loucks, YemenPeace Talks on Water in the Middle East
        • Jerome Delli Priscoli, Middle EastCombating Water Scarcity in Jordan
        • David E. Rosenberg, JordanBuilding Collaborative Networks
        • Laurel Saito, UzbekistanWorking with Farmers of the Sihu Basin (四湖流域), Hubei, China
        • Slobodan P. Simonovic, ChinaRestoring the Marshes of Mesopotamia (Part 1)
        • Eugene Z. Stakhiv, IraqRestoring the Marshes of Mesopotamia (Part 2)
        • Eugene Z. Stakhiv, Iraq
        • Part III: Adventures in Australia
        • Building Bridges with Water
        • Emily Barbour, AustraliaDeveloping Drainage During Droughts
        • Graeme Dandy, Australia "Optimizing" a Piped Irrigation System
        • Graeme Dandy, Australia
        • Part IV: Adventures in Europe
        • Years of Experience versus Computer Models
        • Thomas Ackermann, GermanyTechnical and Cultural Exchanges in Ukraine
        • Lily Baldwin, UkraineLong-Term Water Resources Planning—Almost 50 Years Later
        • Janusz Kindler, PolandWorking Behind the Curtain
        • Pete Loucks, Poland, RomaniaChanging a Culture in Portugal
        • Pete Loucks, PortugalInsiders, Outsiders, Funds, and Perseverance: Ingredients for Transboundary Water Management
        • H.P. Nachtnebel, AustriaA Conversation During an Athenian Drought
        • David R. Purkey, Athens 360 BCFloods Can Damage Careers in Communist Countries
        • Andreas H. Schumann, GermanyHow Water Probing Changed My Life Forever
        • Andreas H. Schumann, GermanyOne Talk Leads to a Regional Program
        • Uri Shamir, The NetherlandsTrying to Keep Lake Balaton Blue
        • László Somlyódy and Pete Shanahan, Hungary
        • Part V: Adventures in the Americas
        • Water Crises Are for Everyone
        • Benedito (Ben) Braga, BrazilA Lock and Dam Story: Part 1. Background
        • Ben Dysart, USA A Lock and Dam Story: Part 2. My Involvement
        • Ben Dysart, USA A Lock and Dam Story: Part 3. Lessons on How Government Works
        • Ben Dysart, USALessons I Learned from Western Movies and TV Shows
        • David T. Ford, USA Inventing GIS
        • Walter M. Grayman and Richard M. Males, USARescuing a Beautiful River
        • Neil Grigg, USAHow a Civil Engineer Learned to Work with People
        • Stacy M. Langsdale, USA and CanadaManaging Our Nation's Water Resources When It Rains a Lot: An Example
        • Deborah H. Lee, USA Into the Realm of the Patagonian Andes
        • Leif Lillehammer, ChileManaging Lake Water Levels
        • Pete Loucks, USA and CanadaRestoring the Everglades
        • Pete Loucks, USAMistaken Objectives
        • Pete Loucks, USAThe Challenges and Rewards of a Career Managing Water
        • Lindell Ormsbee, USAFollowing My Interests and Instincts
        • Laurel Saito, USAStarting It Simple
        • Uri Shamir, Canada Red River "Flood of the Century" through Human Eyes
        • Slobodan P. Simonovic, Canada A Computer Program Named Randy RabanSlobodan P. Simonovic, Canada As Is Often Said, "Rome Was Not Built in a Day"
        • Jery Stedinger, USACleaning Up Pollution and .　.　. Wait, What, Where?
        • Cristiane Queiroz Surbeck, USAEngineering Your Own Education
        • Desiree Tullos, China, USAEffective Communication
        • Desiree Tullos, USA
        • Part VI: Adventures in International Organizations
        • The Dublin Principles on Water and the Environment
        • Jerome Delli Priscoli, InternationalThe World Water Council (WWC) and World Water Forums (WWF)
        • Jerome Delli Priscoli, InternationalChanging the Terms of Discourse in World Water Debates
        • Jerome Delli Priscoli, International
        • Developing a World Bank Water Sector Strategy Jerome Delli Priscoli, International
        • About the Authors
        • Index

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