"This book examines the development of water management in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy and …The authors apply a theoretical framework for the analysis of institutional regimes, water governance and property … rights. The evolution of national water resource regimes is described over a period of almost 200 years (1800-2000) …

The situation of relative water scarcity becomes a classic problem in developing countries. This issue is not about the … absence of water, but rather about the inequality with regard to access to water. Scarcity of water is a part of daily life … for some though the area of abundant water resources. The factors that lead to this exclusion of water are described by …

In recent years, China has launched ambitious measures to tackle water pollution. As political commitment and public … of the country's water management system. Domestic discussion has largely revolved around best practices adopted abroad …, particularly in the European Union (EU), where the Water Framework Directive (WFD) has introduced an integrated management model …

biologically diverse and functions as a central element in California's water supply system. Uncertainties about the future … conflict concerning the timing and amount of water that can be diverted from the Delta for agriculture, municipal, and … industrial purposes and concerning how much water is needed to protect the Delta ecosystem and its component species. Sustainable …

Contents -- Preface -- 1 Water and Sustainability: Facing the Challenges -- 2 U.S. and International Water Resource … -- 4 Water Quality and Quantity: The Critical Interface -- 5 Toward Sound Ethical Alternatives for Water Resources … Management -- 6 Water Resources Management as an Adaptive Process -- Appendix. River Basin Initiative Survey -- Notes …