Water for Life: Water Management and Environmental Policy

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James L. Wescoat, Jr (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign) Gilbert F. White (University of Colorado, Boulder)

Water for Life

Water Management and Environmental Policy

James L. Wescoat, Jr (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Gilbert F. White (University of Colorado, Boulder)

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Cambridge University Press
16 October 2003

Ecological science, the Biosphere; Applied ecology; Management of land & natural resources; Sustainability; Environmental science, engineering & technology

Successful water management is crucial for the proper operation of natural environmental systems and for the support of human society. These two aspects are interdependent, but decisions about one are often made without regard to effects upon the other. A persistent challenge is to consider them together. This book is the first to fully analyze the relationship between water management, environmental conditions and public policy. It combines a careful review of the character and evolution of water management and evaluates management from the standpoint of the quality of the natural environment. Topics covered include domestic and industrial water supply and waste disposal, groundwater use, river channel and floodplain management, and integrated river basins.

The processes of social decision-making are examined against a backdrop of plant-soil-water-ecosystem relationships and ecosystem change. Examples are drawn from around the world, from local watershed management to international river basin planning, with emphasis on integrative approaches.

By: James L. Wescoat Jr (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Gilbert F. White (University of Colorado, Boulder)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 680g
ISBN: 9780521362115
ISBN 10: 0521362113
Pages: 344
Publication Date: 16 October 2003
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of figures; List of tables; Preface; List of abbreviations; Conversions of selected units of hydrologic measurement; 1. Water and life; 2. Challenge and opportunity; 3. Unfolding recognition of ecosystem change; 4. Natural waters; 5. Plant-soil-water-ecosystem relationships; 6. Groundwater; 7. Lakes and wetlands; 8. River channels and floodplains; 9. Impounded rivers and reservoirs; 10. Domestic and industrial water management; 11. Decision processes; 12. Integrative approaches; Appendix. Guide to internet resources on water and environment; References; Index.

James L. Westcoat is a professor of landscape architecture at the University of Illinois. Gilbert F. White is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of geography at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Reviews for Water for Life: Water Management and Environmental Policy

'... a concise and erudite primer aimed at helping hydrologists and environmental managers to find a common language to talk about policymaking for rivers, lakes, wetlands and underground water reserves ... As befits its distinguished authors, it exudes authority.' The Times Higher Education Supplement '... a significant contribution to the growing library of water and environment management texts.' Geography