Integrated Water Resource Management Cases from Africa, Asia, Austra
This book presents case studies that share important experiences regarding Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) in various countries. Following an introduction to theoretical concepts, responsibilities, and challenges, the subsequent chapters addre
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Integrated Water Resource Management
Edson de Oliveira Vieira • Samuel Sandoval-Solis Valmir de Albuquerque Pedrosa J. Pablo Ortiz-Partida Editors
Integrated Water Resource Management Cases from Africa, Asia, Australia, Latin America and USA
Editors Edson de Oliveira Vieira Federal University of Minas Gerais Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil Valmir de Albuquerque Pedrosa Federal University of Alagoas Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
Samuel Sandoval-Solis Department of Land, Air and Water Resources University of California, Davis Davis, CA, USA J. Pablo Ortiz-Partida Hydrologic Sciences Graduate Group University of California, Davis Davis, CA, USA
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Preface
Integrated water resources management (IWRM) is a process toward a sustainable development of water resources. IWRM incorporates economic, societal, and environmental sectors across and along boundaries. IWRM potentializes the integration of sectors, users, and all related interconnections with water resources. Despite its increasing conceptual popularity, the complexity of water systems and their political, social, economic, and environmental features can catalogue the implementation and effectiveness, which are incipient but challenging. As noted in the different chapters of this book, water issues are diverse, and therefore solutions differ from one area to another highlighting the need to adapt the IWRM actions and tools to the personality of each of the river basi
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