03864nam 2200649Ia 450 991045022430332120200520144314.01-4237-6593-192-808-7101-3(CKB)1000000000246796(EBL)244171(OCoLC)437160002(SSID)ssj0000147772(PQKBManifestationID)11152040(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000147772(PQKBWorkID)10016196(PQKB)11596175(OCoLC)609305630(MiAaPQ)EBC244171(Au-PeEL)EBL244171(CaPaEBR)ebr10120736(OCoLC)65469635(EXLCZ)99100000000024679620050916d2005 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrEnhancing participation and governance in water resources management[electronic resource] conventional approaches and information technology /edited by Libor Jansky and Juha I. UittoNew York United Nations University Pressc20051 online resource (235 p.)Water resources management and policy Enhancing participation and governance in water resources managementDescription based upon print version of record.92-808-1120-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.CONTENTS; List of figures; List of contributors; Introduction; 1 Enhancing public participation and governance in water resources management; Part I: Conventional approaches; 2 Public participation and water resources management: The case of West Sumatra; 3 Public participation in the development of a management plan for an international river basin: The Okavango case; 4 Transboundary environmental impact assessment as a tool for promoting public participation in international watercourse management; Part II: ''Information technology'' approaches5 The Internet and e-inclusion: Promoting on-line public participation 6 Promoting public participation in international waters management: An agenda for peer-to-peer learning; 7 Development of an email-based field data collection system for environmental assessment; 8 New directions in the development of decision support systems for water resources management; Part III: Efforts by international organizations; 9 Improving public involvement and governance for transboundary water systems: Process tools used by the Global Environment Facility10 Public participation and governance: A Mekong River basin perspective IndexThis book aims to further global understanding of approaches and techniques for applying public participation to improve water resources management. Water resources management is the aggregate of policies and activities used to provide clean water to meet human needs across sectors and jurisdictions and to sustain the water-related ecological systems upon which we depend. Knowledge that is crucial for water management is distributed across governments, non-governmental organizations and the water users themselves. In most circumstances, water management aims to address the interests ofWater-supplyManagementWater resources developmentInformation technologyElectronic books.Water-supplyManagement.Water resources development.Information technology.333.91Jansky Libor84920Uitto Juha I297991MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450224303321Enhancing participation and governance in water resources management2095198UNINA