Managing water resources in a time of global change : mountains, valleys and flood plains /
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| Imprint: | London ; New York : Routledge, 2009. |
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| Description: | xv, 272 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Contributions from the Rosenberg International Forum on Water Policy |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7632478 |
Table of Contents:
- List of figures and tables
- List of contributors
- Series editor's preface
- 1. High water, low water, no water: upland water resource management in times of global change
- Part I. Mountain and upland areas
- 2. Mountains of the world: water towers for the twenty-first century?
- 3. Upland watershed management and global change: Canada's Rocky Mountains and western plains
- 4. Hydrological models to support water policy: the case of Lake Kinneret watershed, Israel
- 5. Combined impacts of development and climate change on the Rh&ohat;ne river (Switzerland and France)
- Part II. Managing opportunities in the face of global challenges
- 6. Adaptive management of upland rivers facing global change: general insights and specific consideration for the Rh&ohat;ne
- 7. Effects of climate change on drought frequency: potential impacts and mitigation opportunities
- 8. Upland watershed management in the developing world: the case of Tunisia
- 9. Policy and adaptation in the Jordan Valley
- 10. Challenges in upland watershed management: the green-blue water approach
- Part III. The view of practitioners and stakeholders
- 11. Factors for success: public and private sector roles in securing a safe and reliable water supply
- 12. A case study in the management of international waters
- 13. An overview of the International Joint Commission
- 14. Water management in mountain regions: the impact of large dams
- Conclusion
- 15. Overcoming the constraints for a more integrated and adaptive water management: a new agenda for upland waters
- Index
