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Author Carl Bruch

Title Public Participation in the Governance of International Freshwater Resources
Published Shibuya-ku : United Nations University Press, 2005

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Description 1 online resource (521 pages)
Contents List of tables and figures; Note on measurements; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 From theory to practice: An overview of approaches toinvolving the public in international watershed management; Part I: Theoretical frameworks; 2 Evolution of public involvement in international watercoursemanagement; 3 Transboundary ecosystem governance: Beyond sovereignty?; 4 Implications of the Information Society on participatorygovernance; Part II: Experiences from international watersheds; 5 Public participation in the management of the Danube River:Necessary but neglected
6 Citizens working across national borders: The experience inthe North American Great Lakes7 Public participation in watershed management in theory andpractice: A Mekong River Basin perspective; 8 Public participation in Southern African watercourses; 9 Public involvement in water resource management within theOkavango River Basin; Part III: International institutions; 10 Access to information, public participation, and conflictresolution at the World Bank
11 Improving governance and public participation in internationalwatercourse management: Experience of the AfricanDevelopment Bank in the Senegal River Basin12 A North American toolbox for public involvement ininternational watershed issues; Part IV: Lessons from domestic watercourses; 13 Improving sustainable management of Kenyan fisheriesresources through public participation; 14 Public participation in a multijurisdictional resource recovery:Lessons from the Chesapeake Bay Program; 15 Chesapeake Bay protection: Business in the open
16 A cooperative process for PCB TMDL development in theDelaware Estuary17 Public participation in the resettlement process of damconstructionprojects: A post-project survey of the Sagulingand Cirata dams in Indonesia; Part V: Emerging tools; 18 Internet-based tools for disseminating information andpromoting public participation in international watercoursemanagement; 19 Capabilities and limitations of decision support systems infacilitating access to information; 20 Sketches from life: Adaptive ecosystem management andpublic learning
21 The Colorado River through the Grand Canyon: Applyingalternative dispute resolution methods to publicparticipation22 Public participation in the development of guidelines forregional environmental impact assessment of transboundaryaquatic ecosystems of East Africa; 23 Access to justice through the Central American WaterTribunal; Conclusion; 24 Strategies for advancing public involvement in internationalwatershed management; Abbreviations and acronyms; Contributors; Index
Summary Clean water is essential to human survival, yet it is increasingly scarce. Despite pressures on this crucial resource, people often have little or no opportunity to participate in watershed decisions that affect them, particularly when they live along international watercourses. The United Nations has identified the rising demand for water as one of four major factors that will threaten human and ecological health for at least a generation. Over the coming decade, governments throughout the world will struggle to manage water in ways that are efficient, equitable, and environmentally sound. Whe
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Subject Fresh water.
Water quality management -- Citizen participation
Water resources development -- International cooperation
Water resources development -- Management -- Citizen participation
Watershed management -- Citizen participation
Water-supply -- Management -- Citizen participation
Fresh Water
Fresh water.
Water quality management -- Citizen participation.
Water resources development -- International cooperation.
Water-supply -- Management -- Citizen participation.
Watershed management -- Citizen participation.
Form Electronic book
Author Libor Jansky
Nakayama, Mikiyasu
Salewicz, Kazimierz A
ISBN 9789280870893
9280870890