Description
Book SynopsisFeldman's comprehensive investigation and practical analysis bring new insight into the global and political challenges of preserving and managing one of the planet's most important resources.
Trade ReviewThere are sure to be audiences receptive to the important messages contained. -- Linda Nowlan Alternatives Journal 2008 The book's comprehensive research and practical analyses bring new insight to the global and political challenges of preserving and managing one of the planet's most important resources. Abstracts of Public Administration, Development and Environment 2008 Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduate through professional public policy collections. Choice 2008 An eclectic and engaging account... generally inspired and should be read with a note-taking pen in hand. -- Mark Zeitoun Environment and Planning C: Gov't and Policy 2008
Table of ContentsPreface
1. Water and Sustainability: Facing the Challenges
2. U.S. and International Water Resource Management Efforts: Legacy and Lessons
3. Five U.S. River Basin Initiatives: Case Studies in Search of Sustainable Development
4. Water Quality and Quantity: The Critical Interface
5. Toward Sound Ethical Alternatives for Water Resources Management
6. Water Resources Management as an Adaptive Process
Appendix: River Basin Initiative Survey
Notes
Bibliography
Index
