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Record Nr.

UNINA9910532502303321

Autore

Borchardt Dietrich

Titolo

Integrated Water Resources Management in a Changing World : Lessons Learnt and Innovative Perspectives / / Edited by Dietrich Borchardt and Ralf Ibisch

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : IWA Publishing, 2014

ISBN

9781780405278

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (234 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

IbischRalf

Soggetti

Hydrology

Integrated water development - Management

Integrated water development

Water-supply -- Management

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Message from the Dresden International Conference on Integrated Water Resources Management -- Report from the Dresden International Conference on Integrated Water Resources Management -- Theme I: Water resources management in changing environments -- Theme II: Groundwater management -- Theme III: Technologies and implementation -- Theme IV: Water management indicators at different scales -- Theme V: Information and decision support systems -- Theme VI: Water governance: actors and institutions -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

This volume presents a selection of the main contributions made to the international conference on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) entitled 'Management of Water in a Changing World: Lessons Learnt and Innovative Perspectives' that was held from 12 to 13 October 2011 in Dresden, Germany. The book summarise the main messages issuing from the conference and contains selected papers which were presented during the conference, either as keynote lectures in plenary sessions or as submitted papers in one of the thematic sessions. The key themes of the book are: Water resources in changing environments Groundwater management Technologies and



implementation Water management indicators at different scales Information and decision support systems Water governance: actors and institutions The book provides an overview on important issues concerning the conceptual framework of integrated water resources management (IWRM).