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R. Quentin Grafton - Water Resources Planning and Management - 9780521762588 - V9780521762588
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Water Resources Planning and Management

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Description for Water Resources Planning and Management hardcover. The most comprehensive handbook ever published on water resource issues from a global perspective, for students, researchers and professionals. Editor(s): Grafton, R. Quentin; Hussey, Karen. Num Pages: 800 pages, 150 b/w illus. 50 tables. BIC Classification: RBK; RNFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 179 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1702.
Water is an increasingly critical issue at the forefront of global policy change, management and planning. There are growing concerns about water as a renewable resource, its availability for a wide range of users, aquatic ecosystem health, and global issues relating to climate change, water security, water trading and water ethics. This handbook provides the most comprehensive reference ever published on water resource issues. It brings together multiple disciplines to understand and help resolve problems of water quality and scarcity from a global perspective. Its case studies and 'foundation' chapters will be greatly valued by students, researchers and professionals involved ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
800
Condition
New
Number of Pages
800
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521762588
SKU
V9780521762588
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-6

About R. Quentin Grafton
R. Quentin Grafton is Professor of Economics at Crawford School of Economics and Government at The Australian National University. He is Chairholder of the UNESCO Chair in Water Economics and Transboundary Governance, Director of the Centre for Water Economics, Environment and Policy (CWEEP), and Co-Chair of the ANU Water Initiative – a transdisciplinary research and education initiative in water resource ... Read more

Reviews for Water Resources Planning and Management
'The text is loaded with information on this major topic … will be a great resource for students interested in pursuing this as a career, as well as a good resource for any professional already involved in some form of water resource management …' Michael Hansen, Journal of the American Water Resources Association

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