Water Transfers in the West -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Summary -- THIRD PARTY IMPACTS AND OPPORTUNITIES -- ASSESSING WATER TRANSFERS AND THEIR EFFECTS -- THE ROLE OF LAW IN THE TRANSFER PROCESS -- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- Water Transfer Opportunities -- State and Tribal...

The Republic of Armenia is facing a number of emerging challenges in the water sector. Though overall waterresource availability in the country is good, the country's ability to monitor groundwater and surface water isdeteriorating, enforcement under the existing water permit system is weak,...

Intro -- NATIONAL WATER SUSTAINABILITY THE WATERSMART PROGRAM -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 DOI WATERSMART STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION PLAN -- SECTION 1. A SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCES FUTURE -- SECTION 2. PROGRAM COORDINATION -- SECTION 3....

Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- Executive Summary -- ORGANIZATION STAFFING -- Changes to Overall Staffing Levels -- Percentage Decrease in Staffing Levels -- Aging Workforce Programs and Policies -- Hiring Freezes -- SALARY PLANNING -- Salary Increase Practices for 2009 -- Length...

As they provide a negotiating space for a diversity of interests, Multi-Stakeholder Platforms (MSPs) are an increasingly popular mode of involving civil society in resource management decisions. This book focuses on water management to take a positive, if critical, look at this phenomenon....

The pricing of water has often been applied universally, using general and ideological policies, and not considering regional environmental and economic differences. This book features case-studies that assess various policies by evaluating their objectives and constraints and demonstrating...

A multi-disciplinary analysis of the evolution of water politics and policy by an international team of distinguished experts. Water management in the Middle Ages in Europe, its evolution in the USA, the elaboration of the European Water Framework Directive, the British experience of water...

Cover -- Copyright -- Preface -- Foreword -- Table of contents -- Abbreviations -- Executive summary -- Chapter 1: A framework for city-level water management -- Introduction -- Water-related risks to cities in OECD countries -- Ageing infrastructure -- Institutional changes affecting urban...

Contents -- Preface -- 1 Water and Sustainability: Facing the Challenges -- 2 U.S. and International Water Resource Management Efforts: Legacy and Lessons -- 3 Five U.S. River Basin Initiatives: Case Studies in Search of Sustainable Development -- 4 Water Quality and Quantity: The Critical...