Decentralization and coordination of water resource management

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The book begins with a section of introductory chapters describing water systems, institutions, constraints, and similarities in the following regions: Israel and the Middle East, Turkey, California, Florida, and Australia. Four of these regions face similar climates with wet winters and dry summers. Florida has a more even seasonal distribution of rainfall, yet it uses similar management strategies in controlling groundwater demand and water quality. The book continues with a thrre-part section on different themes of water resource economics. These chapters provide theoretical models relevant to their areas and address empirical problems relevant to all the regions discussed. Part I consists of several chapters that illustrate political economic considerations of water resource allocation. Part II looks at water institutions and their role in creating flexible water management mechanisms using economic principles. Part III looks at the impacts of incorporating uncertainty into resource management. The book concludes with a section on water management case studies. These case studies examine issues of conflict related to both water quality and water quantity.

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Decentralization and coordination of water resource management. (1997). Decentralization and coordination of water resource management. Kluwer; Natural Resources Management and Policy Series. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0301-4207(00)00048-9

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