The evolution of water resource planning and decision making

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Title:

Author:

Russell, Clifford S.

ISBN:

9781848447158

9781848440470

Publication Information:

Cheltenham : Edward Elgar, 2009.

Physical Description:

xx, 299 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Series:

IWR Maass-White series

General Note:

Published in association with the Institute for Water Resources.

Contents:

Foreword / Robert A. Pietrowsky -- 1. Water resources planning: past, present and future / John J. Boland and Duane Baumann -- 2. history of the United States water resources planning and development / Warren Viessman, Jr. -- Appendix 2.1. Evolution of public involvement in water planning / Jerome Delli Priscoli -- Appendix 2.2. Nebraska Natural Resource Districts -- 3. theory and practice of benefit-cost analysis / John J. Boland, Nicholas Flores and Charles W. Howe -- 4. Environmental issues and options in water resources planning and decision making / David H. Moreau and Daniel P. Loucks -- 5. On the collaboration of ecologists and economists / Clifford S. Russell and Mark Sagoff -- 6. Political decision making: real decisions in real political contexts / Peter Rogers, Lawrence MacDonnell and Peter Lydon -- Appendix 6.1. Overview of American law for allocation of water -- 7. Making the transition: moving water resources planning and management in to the twenty-first century / Gerald E. Galloway.

Subject Term:

Water resources development -- Government policy -- United States -- History.

Water resources development -- Economic aspects -- United States -- History.

Water resources development -- Environmental aspects -- United States -- History.

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Added Author:

Russell, Clifford S.

Baumann, Duane D.

Added Corporate Author:

Institute for Water Resources (U.S.)

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Summary

This broad review of the development of US water resource policy analysis and practice offers perspectives from several disciplines: law, economics, engineering, ecology and political science. While the historical context provided goes back to the early 19th century, the book concentrates on the past 60 years and features a discussion of the difficulty that has generally been encountered in bringing the disciplines of economics and ecology into collaboration in the water resource context.

The book explores the evolution of water related analytical capabilities and institutions and provides illustrations from case studies, concluding with recommendations for research, institutional change and action. Though designed to be a background textbook for interdisciplinary graduate seminars in water resources planning and management, it is accessible to interested lay readers and those who have policymaking or implementation responsibility but lack a technical background.

The book will appeal to students and faculty in water policy, economics, and engineering, and in interdisciplinary programs organized around water resource problems and questions. Policy makers and general readers will also appreciate this non-technical introduction.