Information needs for water management / / Jos G. Timmerman, Senior Researcher, Alterra Wageningen University and Research Centre, Earth System Science Group, Wageningen, The Netherlands

• Autore: Timmerman Jos G.
• Pubblicazione: Boca Raton, FL : , : CRC Press, , [2015]; ©2015
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (233 p.)
• Disciplina: 339.102934
• Soggetto topico: Water-supply - Management - Data processing; Water quality management - Data processing; Water resources development - Data processing
• Note generali: A Science Publishers book.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; 1. Introduction-Setting the Scene; 2. The Link between Monitoring and Water Management; 3. How to Develop the Process; 4. Analyzing the Water Management Situation; 5. Transforming Water Policy into Information Needs; 6. The Next Steps; References; List of the Figures; List of the Tables; List of the Boxes; Color Plate Section
• Sommario/riassunto: This book provides the necessary elements to determine exactly what information should be collected to make the collected information relevant for policy makers. It highlights the dissatisfaction of information users about the information they get and the reasons for this dissatisfaction. It also discusses general issues around the role and use of information in policy making. The text then describes the how to develop a full understanding of the policy makers' information needs and will describe how policy makers can be included in the process. Finally, the book describes how the results f
• Titolo autorizzato: Information needs for water management
• ISBN: 0-429-07389-5; 1-4665-9474-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910974817603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II