Evolution of water resource planning and decision making / edited by Clifford S. Russell - Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2009. - xix, 299p.

1. Water resources planning: past, present and future—
2. A history of the united states water resources planning and development—
2.1 evolution of public involvement in water planning—
2.2 nebraska natural resource districts--
3. The theory and practice of benefit-cost analysis—
4. Environmental issues and options in water resources planning and decision making—
5. On the collaboration of ecologists and economists—
6. Political decision making: real decisions in real political contextsappendix –
6.1 overview of american law for allocation of water—
7. Making the transition: moving water resources planning and.


This broad review of the development of US water resource policy analysis and practice offers perspectives from several disciplines: law, economics, engineering, ecology and political science. While the historical context provided goes back to the early 19th century, the book concentrates on the pas.

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333.9117 / EVO