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9781887201810: Integratedand Adaptive

Synopsis

This book provides a broad overview of the most important and emerging concepts, frameworks, methods and tools in the areas of integrated water resources management (IWRM) and adaptive management (AM), including: principles of IWRM; water resources planning; developing an integrated watershed management plan; adaptive management; adaptive capacity and adaptive governance; social learning through collaboration; water governance, law and policy; water risk and opportunities for businesses; and a discussion of some of the main challenges water managers will face in the future. Some unique features of the book are that it provides considerable detail on, among other things: both IWRM and AM; businesses and IWRM; social learning and water management; and numerous detailed case studies in both the developed and developing world.

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