Foreword

Abstract

Water Resources Planning and Management provides a unique insight into the problems our planet faces in terms of water quantity and quality, and what to do about it. It is the only book that adopts both a comprehensive and interdisciplinary focus to combine scientific and hydrological understanding with the social, institutional, ethical and legal dimensions of water management. Its contributions from some of the world's leading water experts, across many disciplines and with varied case studies from 19 different countries, makes it the ideal source of information for students, scholars and water practitioners. Business as usual in terms of water management in many parts of the world cannot continue. This book provides an essential guide to change. It offers: (1) foundation chapters to understanding water (such as the water cycle, surface and groundwater interactions, and water ecosystems); (2) contributions on water planning and management (such as managing water trade offs, adaptive management of water, and managing environmental flows); and (3) chapters on the challenges and experiences of water management (such as Tar Sands of Alberta and Indigenous access to water in Australia). Whether you are concerned about groundwater contamination from arsenic in Bangladesh that has affected millions of people, want to understand Hydrology 101, or how to cope with the challenges of water scarcity in cities, this book has it all.