Policy And Strategic Behaviour In Water Resource Management

Author : Ariel Dinar,Jose Albiac
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012-05-16
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781136559587

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Policy and Strategic Behaviour in Water Resource Management by Ariel Dinar,Jose Albiac Pdf

Water resource management throughout the world is a very complicated issue, involving various aspects and dimensions and a well-coordinated set of policies. A well-designed water policy is a multi-faceted concerted intervention, which could be specific to just one set of political and physical socio-economic conditions. A framework to analyse the interaction between policy design and implementation can assist in improving both of these in various physical, economic and political situations. This book focuses on the interaction between policy making and strategic behaviour of policy makers, water users and other stakeholders, and how policy analysis and other analytical tools from the field of game theory and negotiation can improve policy design. The book presents analysis by high-level policy makers and policy analysts from various countries, to share experience regarding specific policy issues that are relevant to almost any country in the world, but may have been addressed differently in each country.

Author : Ariel Dinar,Jose Albiac
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-05-16
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781136559594

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Policy and Strategic Behaviour in Water Resource Management by Ariel Dinar,Jose Albiac Pdf

Water resource management throughout the world is a very complicated issue, involving various aspects and dimensions and a well-coordinated set of policies. A well-designed water policy is a multi-faceted concerted intervention, which could be specific to just one set of political and physical socio-economic conditions. A framework to analyse the interaction between policy design and implementation can assist in improving both of these in various physical, economic and political situations. This book focuses on the interaction between policy making and strategic behaviour of policy makers, water users and other stakeholders, and how policy analysis and other analytical tools from the field of game theory and negotiation can improve policy design. The book presents analysis by high-level policy makers and policy analysts from various countries, to share experience regarding specific policy issues that are relevant to almost any country in the world, but may have been addressed differently in each country.

Author : Lin Crase,Vasant P. Gandhi
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781849770163

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Reforming Institutions in Water Resource Management by Lin Crase,Vasant P. Gandhi Pdf

Resolving these problems is crucial for the future.

Author : Dominic Stucker,Elena Lopez-Gunn
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136200397

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Adaptation to Climate Change through Water Resources Management by Dominic Stucker,Elena Lopez-Gunn Pdf

The impacts of human-induced climate change are largely mediated by water, such as alterations in precipitation and glacial melt patterns, variations in river flow, increased occurrence of droughts and floods, and sea level rise in densely populated coastal areas. Such phenomena impact both urban and rural communities in developed, emerging, and developing countries. Taking a systems approach, this book analyzes evidence from 26 countries and identifies common barriers and bridges for local adaptation to climate change through water resources management. It includes a global set of case studies from places experiencing increased environmental and social pressure due to population growth, development and migration, including in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America. All chapters consider the crosscutting themes of adaptive capacity, equity, and sustainability. These point to resilient water allocation policies and practices that are capable of protecting social and environmental interests, whilst ensuring the efficient use of an often-scarce resource.

Author : Francisco González-Gómez,Miguel A. García-Rubio,Jorge Guardiola
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-08
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781134921508

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Water Policy and Management in Spain by Francisco González-Gómez,Miguel A. García-Rubio,Jorge Guardiola Pdf

Spain is facing an increasingly difficult situation in terms of water stress. This is an issue that is due mostly to poor management practices in all sectors. Large amounts of water have been used for agricultural purposes at very low prices for too long; there is an uncontrolled use of most aquifers in rural areas which result from ineffective control by the public administration; per capita consumption continues increasing as well as water used for industrial and energy generation, the construction and tourism sectors and for recreation activities. In fact, they have all exerted additional pressure on available water resources. In order to face the above challenges, water policy has made a gradual shift towards more rational and sustainable management of water resources. This has also been influenced by the European Water Framework Directive about which, as the book discusses, there are both myths and misunderstandings. This book analyses the very complex position of all sectors in the country, the alternatives available and the challenges ahead. In so doing, it makes an important contribution to the literature on water resources management. This book was published as a special issue of the International Journal of Water Resources Development.

Author : Mehta, Lyla,Derman, Bill
Publisher : Weaver Press
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2017-05-19
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781779223142

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Flows and Practices by Mehta, Lyla,Derman, Bill Pdf

For the past two decades, Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) has been the dominant paradigm in water resources. This book explores how ideas of IWRM are being translated and adapted in Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. Grounded in social science theory and research, it highlights the importance of politics, history and culture in shaping water management practices and reform, and demonstrates how Africa has clearly been a laboratory for IWRM. While a new cadre of professionals made IWRM their mission, we show that poor women and men may not have always benefitted. In some cases IWRM has also offered a distraction from more critical issues such as water and land grabs, privatisation, the negative impacts of water permits, and a range of institutional ambiguities that prevent water allocations to small and poor water users. By critically examining the interpretations and challenges of IWRM, the book contributes to improving water policies and practices and making them more locally appropriate in Africa and beyond.

Author : Sebahattin Ziyanak,Mehmet Soyer,Dian Jordan
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780761871750

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Sociological Studies of Environmental Conflict by Sebahattin Ziyanak,Mehmet Soyer,Dian Jordan Pdf

The environmental studies about natural resource issues are often studied as conflicts; this book is carefully designed to expound on how resolutions are negotiated and maintained. A number of factors influence how conflicts are framed and how resolutions are determined regarding fracking, shared waters and environmental threats. This book explores the power, community activism, and politics regarding natural resources. Decisions often ignore ecological and social sustainability stewardship needs. By understanding how socio-political dynamics affect policy and negotiation, this book also contributes to the understanding of how natural resource policies are negotiated. It illuminates social inequalities between rural and urban populations.

Author : John Quiggin,Sarah Chambers,T. Mallawaarachchi
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781781000328

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Water Policy Reform by John Quiggin,Sarah Chambers,T. Mallawaarachchi Pdf

'This book is a must-read for anyone interested in how to ensure sustainability while effectively addressing social and economic issues. The contributors are all well-recognised in their areas of expertise and their chapters are highly informative. The book's focus is on policy reform in the MurrayDarling Basin. It offers a "window to the future" and important insights for other parts of the world that are also facing the dilemma of the overextraction of water and what to do about it. I highly recommend it.' Quentin Grafton, The Australian National University 'Managing the water of the MurrayDarling Basin has emerged as one of the greatest challenges for Australia's scientists, social scientists and policymakers. This book brings together some of Australia's leading economists and social scientists to discuss ideas and solutions for a national problem that is both intriguing and exasperating. Readers will enjoy the candid discussion of both the distant and recent history of this issue, plus the innovative solutions. From a philosophical perspective the reader may wish to muse on the relative merits of different degrees of free market and private property approaches vs top-down control as they pertain to the past, present and future of Australia's largest river basin.' Hugh Possingham, University of Queensland, Australia Agriculture in the MurrayDarling Basin of Australia represents a controversial 'policy experiment' comprising large capital investments, innovation and enterprise across a 100-year period. This book, which contains contributions from some of Australia's foremost economic, social science and public policy researchers and writers, examines the evolution of public policy frameworks that transformed water management from initial exploitation for irrigation as a dominant single use to a dynamic multiple-use resource system. Water Policy Reform provides both analytical insights and examples of successes and failures in developing water policy in a complex and politically-contested environment. As such, this work attempts to develop a comprehensive management plan for the Basin and provides novel and invaluable lessons for an increasingly global problem. This well-researched study will interest both economists and those with public policy interest in academia and the public sector, including development agencies concerned with sustainable water resource management.

Author : Lin Crase,Suzanne O'Keefe
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781136469084

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Water Policy, Tourism, and Recreation by Lin Crase,Suzanne O'Keefe Pdf

This book explores the complicated interrelationships between freshwater resources and tourism and recreation. The focus is on Australia, but comparisons with the experience of other countries are also made throughout. Yet Australia has been at the forefront of conflicts over drought and water use, particularly for irrigated agriculture, as well as of the design of policies and institutions for water policy, so there are many lessons which can be applied to other parts of the world. The authors examine in detail the relationships between water economics and supply, and the needs for tourism and recreation. The book discusses water use and access and the conflict between urban and recreational demands. It considers the institutional arrangements around water and the significance of property rights, including water markets and water pricing. Theoretical and practical models for increasing collaboration and cooperation such as the use of trusts are also developed and water trusts in the USA are examined. Specific chapters highlight the role of interest groups, such as the boating industry, to influence policy thinking and the practical trade-offs between access to urban water supplies and the requirements of recreation. Tourist behavior in relation to water use and pricing is also assessed.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Water conservation
ISBN : 9251037140

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Water Sector Policy Review and Strategy Formulation by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

Author : Alberto Garrido,M. Ramon Llamas
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2009-08-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780203866023

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Water Policy in Spain by Alberto Garrido,M. Ramon Llamas Pdf

Though the modern Spanish State was formed in the mid Fifteenth Century, historical records show that water works, statues, and the utilization of water dates back to centuries BC. As a semi-arid country, the effort to control, store and assure water supplies to cities and fields is present in numerous historical and political landmarks.Water polic

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2018-06-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789251303375

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An assessment of policies, institutions and regulations for water harvesting, solar energy, and groundwater in Jordan by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

This report constitutes part of the project GCP/JOR/018/SWI: “Reduce vulnerability in Jordan in the context of water scarcity and increasing food/energy demand” project, funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Corporation (SDC). The objective of this report is to address project output 4: “Prepared appropriate long-term policy, regulatory and institutional frameworks to facilitate the adoption and scale-up of the three-pronged approach and integrate it within national food-water-energy related policies/strategies and programmes”, activity 1: “Review and evaluate previous strategies related to individual components of three-pronged approach in the region”. The report constitutes a review of the key institutional actors, regulatory frameworks and policies in the water harvesting, solar energy and ground water sectors, and an analysis of the corresponding policy and institutional gaps.

Author : Bonnie G. Colby,George B. Frisvold
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2012-06-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781136521928

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Adaptation and Resilience by Bonnie G. Colby,George B. Frisvold Pdf

In America's arid southwest, climate change will occur in the context of already-keen competition for water for agriculture, urban growth, electricity generation, water-based recreation, and environmental protections. This book explores the challenges that climate change and variability pose for water and energy managers and users, communities, and policy makers in the arid Southwest and demonstrates the application of economic methods to address these challenges. It provides valuable tools for both those interested in resource management and climate change, and those seeking to understand how economic methods can be used to analyze contemporary social problems and craft appropriate responses. The book considers both adaptation to long-term climate change and more immediate issues of water and electricity management in the face of inter-annual climate variability and drought. Thus, no matter what one's perspective on long-run climate change projections, the book provides useful lessons for some of the region's most pressing resource management problems.

Author : Jaroslav Burian
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-21
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789535103776

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Advances in Spatial Planning by Jaroslav Burian Pdf

Spatial planning is a significant part of geosciences that is developing very rapidly. Many new methods and modeling techniques like GIS (Geographical Information Systems), GPS (Global Positioning Systems) or remote sensing techniques have been developed and applied in various aspects of spatial planning. The chapters collected in this book present an excellent profile of the current state of theories, data, analysis methods and modeling techniques used in several case studies. The book is divided into three main parts (Theoretical aspects of spatial planning, Quantitative and computer spatial planning methods and Practical applications of spatial planning) that cover the latest advances in urban, city and spatial planning. The book also shows different aspects of spatial planning and different approaches to case studies in several countries.

Author : George Keith Pitman
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821351400

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Bridging Troubled Waters by George Keith Pitman Pdf

Today, 166 million people in 18 countries lack access to adequate water resources, and it is estimated that by 2025, the number of people affected will increase to approximately three billion or 40 per cent of the worlds population. There is now an international consensus that the severity of the problem requires a strategic approach that emphasises the equitable and sustainable management of water resources. This report examines the implementation of the World Banks 1993 Water Resources Management policy and evaluates the effectiveness of strategies adopted which seek to address identified problems. It also makes recommendations for improving World Bank policy and strategy in the water sector.