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Feldman's comprehensive investigation and practical analysis bring new insight into the global and political challenges of preserving and managing one of the planet's most important resources.

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The shortage of fresh water is likely to be one of the most pressing issues of the twenty-first century. A UNESCO report predicts that as many as 7 billion people will face shortages of drinking water by 2050. Here, David Lewis Feldman examines river-basin management cases around the world to show how fresh water can be managed to sustain economic development while protecting the environment. He argues that policy makers can employ adaptive management to avoid making decisions that could harm the environment, to recognize and correct mistakes, and to monitor environmental and socioeconomic changes caused by previous policies. To demonstrate how adaptive management can work, Feldman applies it to the Delaware, Susquehanna, Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint, Sacramento-San Joaquin, and Columbia river basins. He assesses the impacts of runoff pollution and climate change, the environmental-justice aspects of water management, and the prospects for sustainable fresh water management.Case studies of the Murray-Darling basin in Australia, the Rhine and Danube in Europe, the Zambezi in Africa, and the Rio de la Plata in South America reveal the impediments to, and opportunities for, adaptive management on a global scale. Feldman's comprehensive investigation and practical analysis bring new insight into the global and political challenges of preserving and managing one of the planet's most important resources.

Author Biography

David Lewis Feldman served for many years as a faculty member at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and is a professor and the Chair of the Department of Planning, Policy & Design at the School of Social Ecology, University of California-Irvine. He is the editor of Energy Crisis: Unresolved Issues and Enduring Legacies and Water Resources Management: In Search of an Environmental Ethic, both published by Johns Hopkins.

Table of Contents

Preface1. Water and Sustainability: Facing the Challenges2. U.S. and International Water Resource Management Efforts: Legacy and Lessons3. Five U.S. River Basin Initiatives: Case Studies in Search of Sustainable Development4. Water Quality and Quantity: The Critical Interface5. Toward Sound Ethical Alternatives for Water Resources Management6. Water Resources Management as an Adaptive ProcessAppendix: River Basin Initiative SurveyNotesBibliographyIndex

Review

There are sure to be audiences receptive to the important messages contained. -- Linda Nowlan Alternatives Journal The book's comprehensive research and practical analyses bring new insight to the global and political challenges of preserving and managing one of the planet's most important resources. Abstracts of Public Administration, Development and Environment Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduate through professional public policy collections. Choice An eclectic and engaging account... generally inspired and should be read with a note-taking pen in hand. -- Mark Zeitoun Environment and Planning C: Gov't and Policy

Long Description

The shortage of fresh water is likely to be one of the most pressing issues of the twenty-first century. A UNESCO report predicts that as many as 7 billion people will face shortages of drinking water by 2050. Here, David Lewis Feldman examines river-basin management cases around the world to show how fresh water can be managed to sustain economic development while protecting the environment. He argues that policy makers can employ adaptive management to avoid making decisions that could harm the environment, to recognize and correct mistakes, and to monitor environmental and socio-economic changes caused by previous policies. To demonstrate how adaptive management can work, Feldman applies it to the Delaware, Susquehanna, Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint, Sacramento-San Joaquin, and Columbia river basins. He assesses the impacts of runoff pollution and climate change, the environmental-justice aspects of water management, and the prospects for sustainable fresh water management. Case studies of the Murray-Darling basin in Australia, the Rhine and Danube in Europe, the Zambezi in Africa, and the Rio de la Plata in South America reveal the impediments to, and opportunities for, adaptive management on a global scale. Feldman's comprehensive investigation and practical analysis bring new insight into the global and political challenges of preserving and managing one of the planet's most important resources.

Review Text

""An eclectic and engaging account... generally inspired and should be read with a note-taking pen in hand.""

Review Quote

"There are sure to be audiences receptive to the important messages contained." -- Linda Nowlan, Alternatives Journal

Details ISBN0801885884 Short Title WATER POLICY FOR SUSTAINABLE D Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press Language English ISBN-10 0801885884 ISBN-13 9780801885884 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2007 Imprint Johns Hopkins University Press Place of Publication Baltimore, MD Country of Publication United States DEWEY 333.91150973 Edition 1st Series Center for American Places Audience Age 17 DOI 10.1604/9780801885884 NZ Release Date 2007-10-22 US Release Date 2007-10-22 UK Release Date 2007-10-22 Author Dave Feldman Pages 392 Publication Date 2007-10-22 Alternative 9781421403083 Illustrations 6 Line drawings, black and white; 5 Halftones, black and white Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2007-08-14 We've got this

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