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Integrated and adaptive water resources planning, management, and governance

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 plant; 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.

Adamowski J, Zyla C, Cuenca E, Medema W, Clamen M, Reig P. 2013. Integrated and adaptive water resources planning, management, and governance. Water Resources Publications LLC. Littleton, Colorado, USA. ISBN Number: 9781887201810.