From Catchment Management to Managing River Basins
From Catchment Management to Managing River Basins

Author: M. Dinesh Kumar

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2019-06-08

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 0128148527

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From Catchment Management to Managing River Basins: Science, Technology Choices, Institutions and Policy synthesizes key scientific facts crucial for catchment assessment, planning and river basin water accounting. The book presents extensive reviews of international literature on catchment hydrology, forest hydrology and other hydrological processes, such as groundwater-surface water interactions. It discusses not only the science of catchment assessment and planning, but also the catchment planning process. It documents several of the positive international experiences with integrated catchment management and integrated basin management, distilling key learnings. Case studies from India and other parts of South Asia are also included, along with new pilot studies. Finally, the book discusses the theoretical and operational aspects of integrated catchment management and integrated water management in river basins using international best practices and case studies. - Discusses the theoretical nuances of scale effects in hydrology and land-use hydrology interactions - Focuses on managing water in a situation in which water has become scarce - Provides a theoretical discussion on water accounting procedures that is followed by an application of the methodology and tools in real-life case studies in two river basins of India - Presents applications of the concept of integrated water resources management for developing a WRM plan for an Indian river basin

Integrated River Basin Governance
Integrated River Basin Governance

Author: Bruce Hooper

Publisher: IWA Publishing

Published: 2005-08-31

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13: 1843390884

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Integrated River Basin Governance - Learning from International Experience is designed to help practitioners implement integrated approaches to river basin management (IRBM). It aims to help the coming generation of senior university students learn how to design IRBM and it provides current researchers and the broader water community with a resource on river basin management. Drawing on both past and present river basin and valley scale catchment management examples from around the world, the book develops an integration framework for river basin management. Grounded in the theory and literature of natural resources management and planning, the thrust of the book is to assist policy and planning, rather than extend knowledge of hydrology, biophysical modelling or aquatic ecology. Providing a classification of river basin organizations and their use, the book also covers fundamental issues related to implementation: decision-making. institutions and organizations. information management. participation and awareness. legal and economic issues. integration and coordination processes. building human capacity. Integrated River Basin Governance focuses on the social, economic, organizational and institutional arrangements of river basin management. Methods are outlined for implementing strategic and regional approaches to river basin management, noting the importance of context and other key elements which have been shown to impede success. The book includes a range of tools for river basin governance methods, derived from real life experiences in both developed and developing countries. The successes and failures of river basin management are discussed, and lessons learned from both are presented. The ebook for this title is available to download for free on the WaterWiki.

Catchment and River Basin Management
Catchment and River Basin Management

Author: Laurence Smith

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-04-17

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 113647241X

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The central focus of this volume is a critical comparative analysis of the key drivers for water resource management and the provision of clean water – governance systems and institutional and legal arrangements. The authors present a systematic analysis of case study river systems drawn from Australia, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, UK and USA to provide an integrated global assessment of the scale and key features of catchment management. A key premise explored is that despite the diversity of jurisdictions and catchments there are commonalities to a successful approach. The authors show that environmental and public health water quality criteria must be integrated with the economic and social goals of those affected, necessitating a 'twin-track' and holistic (cross-sector and discipline) approach of stakeholder engagement and sound scientific research. A final synthesis presents a set of principles for adaptive catchment management. These principles demonstrate how to integrate the best scientific and technical knowledge with policy, governance and legal provisions. It is shown how decision-making and implementation at the appropriate geographic and governmental scales can resolve conflicts and share best sustainable practices.

Integrated Catchment Planning and River Basin Management
Integrated Catchment Planning and River Basin Management

Author: John L. Gardiner

Publisher:

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 16

ISBN-13:

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The implicit partnership between multi-functional catchment management plans and landuse planning, with complementary economic instruments and legislation, has the potential to deliver sustainable development in terms of the water environment through a process which may be called 'integrated catchment planning'. The introduction of such a process of integrated catchment planning and management within the highly-developed River Thames Basin, where the many demands made on the water environment require complex multi-functional decision-making, has led over the past 10 years to a commitment to mathematical modelling of the whole of the River Thames and its tributaries. The paper describes in outline the various facets integrated catchment planning and river management, as exemplified by the River Thames experience, and discussess the contextual approach taken to river modelling. [Authors' abstract].

From Catchment Management to Managing River Basins
From Catchment Management to Managing River Basins

Author: M. Dinesh Kumar

Publisher: Elsevier Science

Published: 2019-06-11

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780128148518

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From Catchment Management to Managing River Basins: Science, Technology Choices, Institutions and Policy synthesizes key scientific facts crucial for catchment assessment, planning and river basin water accounting. The book presents extensive reviews of international literature on catchment hydrology, forest hydrology and other hydrological processes, such as groundwater-surface water interactions. It discusses not only the science of catchment assessment and planning, but also the catchment planning process. It documents several of the positive international experiences with integrated catchment management and integrated basin management, distilling key learnings. Case studies from India and other parts of South Asia are also included, along with new pilot studies. Finally, the book discusses the theoretical and operational aspects of integrated catchment management and integrated water management in river basins using international best practices and case studies.

River Basin Management Planning in Indonesia
River Basin Management Planning in Indonesia

Author: Asian Development Bank

Publisher: Asian Development Bank

Published: 2016-06-01

Total Pages: 285

ISBN-13: 9292573888

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This publication summarizes the strengths, challenges, opportunities, and risks characterizing the prospects for integrated water resources management in Indonesia. Integrated water resources management planning is essential for sustainable growth. Indonesia’s rapid economic growth, increasing populations, and trends in developing and urbanizing environments are leading to potential conflicts as more users claim the same water resources. Understanding these conditions may provide decision makers with more insight to optimize the country’s water resources potential using available and state-of-the-art methodologies and tools for river basin planning. The report discusses all aspects of basin planning based on experiences from one of Indonesia’s most complex and strategic river basins.

Intersectoral Management on River Basins
Intersectoral Management on River Basins

Author: Charles L. Abernethy

Publisher: IWMI

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 9290904488

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There are four papers focusing on the special recent experience of South Africa, as it replaces former inequitable water laws with a new one tq reflect its major pOlitical reorientation, and at the same time takes this opportunity of change to bring in several other principles of modern thinking about water, with a focus on participation by stakeholders, on the river-basin as management unit, on financial principles such as "users pay" and "polluters pay;' and on the potential role of access to water in addressing social issues such as poverty and gender discrimination. Conflict / Social aspects / Gender / Water law / Institutional constraints / Financing / Investment / Water scarcity / Water users' associations / Privatization / User charges / Water allocation / Political aspects / Water use efficiency / Water policy / Developing countries / Agricultural development / Poverty / Watercourses / River basins / Water management

Integrated River Basin Development
Integrated River Basin Development

Author: Celia Kirby

Publisher:

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 592

ISBN-13:

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International experts discuss how to restore degraded ecosystems and bring water resources to a level at which they can be sustained naturally. Examines the relationships between the various water-related activities of man and formulates acceptable tactics for the integrated development of river basins.

Integrated Watershed Management
Integrated Watershed Management

Author: Isobel W. Heathcote

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 1998-03-19

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 9780471183389

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Effective watershed planning and management This book presents a flexible, integrated framework for watershed management that addresses the biophysical, social, and economic issues affecting water resources and their use. Comprehensive in scope and multidisciplinary in approach, it equips you with the necessary tools and techniques to develop sound watershed management policy and practice-from problem definition and goal setting to electing management strategies and procedures for monitoring implementation. Topics include: * Watershed components and processes * Establishing management plan parameters and objectives * Stakeholder identification and consultation * Development of practical management options * Both simple and detailed methods for the assessment of management alternatives * Techniques for determining the legal implications and the environmental, economic, and social impact of a management plan * Choosing the best plan and putting it into action Supplemented with case studies and examples, Integrated Watershed Management is an ideal resource for upper-level students and professionals in environmental science, natural resource management, and environmental engineering.