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Integrated governance and water basin management

Author
Kuks S., Bressers H. (eds.)
Date
2004
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-074186)
Publisher | Place of publication
Springer | New York, NY, USA
ISBN
1-4020-2481-9
Pages
269 p.
Document type
Serial/multi-volume work
Language
English
Country/Territory
Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland
Subject
Water
Keyword
Basin/catchment/watershed Surface water Estuaries Freshwater resources management
Geographical area
Europe
Abstract

Contents: 1. Governance of water resources: Introduction 2. Institutional resource regimes and sustainability: Theoretical background and hypotheses 3. Harboring water in a crowded European delta: The Ijsselmeer and the Regge in the Netherlands 4. Diverging regimes within a recently federalised state: The Vesdre and the Dender in Belgium 5. An innovative but uncompleted integration process: The Audomarois and the Sèvre Nantaise in France 6. Redistributing water uses and living with scarcity: The Matarrana and the Mula in Spain 7. Competing integration principles in a decentralising state: The Chiese and the Marecchia in Italy 8. Rivalry based communities in Europe 's water tower: The Valmaggia and the Seetal Valley in Switzerland 9. Integrated governance and water basin management: Comparative analysis and conclusions