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.