| Description |
1 online resource (x, 311 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Part I: Introduction.- Chapter 1. The Emergence of Water Resilience: an introduction.- Part II: Examining water systems through the lens of resilience.- Chapter 2. Water Policy and Governance in Transition: The EU Water Framework Directive.- Chapter 3. The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA)-California's Prescription for Common Challenges of Groundwater Governance.- Chapter 4. Water Policy Reform for Sustainable Development in the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia: Insights from Resilience Thinking.- Chapter 5. Reducing Nutrient Loading from Agriculture to Lake Ecosystems -- Contributions of Resilience Principles.- Chapter 6. Reconfiguring water governance for resilient social-ecological systems in South America.- Part III: Exploring the conceptual boundaries and bridges of water resilience.- Chapter 7. Capacities for watershed resilience: persistence, adaptation, and transformation.- Chapter 8. Adaptive Governance in North American Water Systems: a legal perspective on resilience and reconciliation.- Chapter 9. Cross-scale Governance for Urban Water Resilience in Bengaluru and Cape Town.- Chapter 10. Facing Change: Understanding Transitions of River Basin Policies Over Time.- Chapter 11. Conditions and Cautions for Transforming Ocean Governance.- Chapter 12. Extraordinary governance to avoid extraordinary events. Part IV: Conclusion.- Chapter 13. Charting a course for management and governance dimensions of water resilience |
| Summary |
This book synthesizes current knowledge and understanding of management and governance in the context of water resilience; advances theory through synthesis of research and experiences from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. The book highlights the implications of theory and experience for innovation in practice and policy; and it explores frontiers and future research. The book further addresses the need for a consolidated, interdisciplinary approach to the theoretical advances and practical implications of water resilience for academics, resource managers, aid organizations, policy makers and citizens |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 14, 2020) |
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Water-supply -- Management
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Water resources development.
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Sustainable development.
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water resources development.
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sustainable development.
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Environmental management.
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Pollution & threats to the environment.
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Earth sciences.
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The environment.
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Hydrology & the hydrosphere.
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Technology & Engineering -- Environmental -- General.
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Science -- Environmental Science.
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Science -- Earth Sciences -- General.
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Science -- Earth Sciences -- Hydrology.
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Sustainable development
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Water resources development
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Water-supply -- Management
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Baird, Julia (Researcher in water resources), editor.
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Plummer, Ryan, editor.
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| ISBN |
9783030481100 |
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3030481107 |
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