Integrated Water Resources Management: Concept, Research and Implementation

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Integrated Water Resources Management: Concept, Research and Implementation....Pages 3-32
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Water Management in a Complex Hydrological Basin—Application of Water Evaluation and Planning Tool (WEAP) to the Lake Kinneret Watershed, Israel....Pages 35-57
Assessment of Anthropogenic Impact on the Environmental Flows of Semi-arid Watersheds: The Case Study of the Lower Jordan River....Pages 59-83
New Tools for Coherent Information Base for IWRM in Arid Regions: The Upper Mega Aquifer System on the Arabian Peninsula....Pages 85-106
Multidisciplinary Investigations of the Transboundary Dead Sea Basin and Its Water Resources....Pages 107-127
The Impact of Rainfall-Runoff Events on the Water Quality of the Upper Catchment of the Jordan River, Israel....Pages 129-146
Input-Output Model-Based Water Footprint Indicators to Support IWRM in the Irrigated Drylands of Uzbekistan, Central Asia....Pages 147-168
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Climate Change Information for IWRM....Pages 171-197
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IWRM in Uzbekistan: A Global Concept with Local Consequences....Pages 201-219
Water Scarcity Impacts and Challenges of Water Governance in the Guanting Basin, North China. Evidence from Interviews with Local Stakeholders....Pages 221-242
Addressing Water Conflicts Through Context-Specific Institutional Analysis: A Handbook for Research Projects and Programmes....Pages 243-265
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Participative Scenario Development as a Method to Integrate Science and IWRM—Lessons Learnt from a Case Study in the Jordan River Region....Pages 269-301
Benefits and Barriers of Participation: Experiences of Applied Research Projects in Integrated Water Resources Management....Pages 303-331
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Capacity Development for Integrated Water Resources Management: Lessons Learned from Applied Research Projects....Pages 335-373
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A Water Related Information System for the Sustainable Development of the Mekong Delta: Experiences of the German-Vietnamese WISDOM Project....Pages 377-412
Analysing Stakeholder Driven Scenarios with a Transboundary Water Planning Tool for IWRM in the Jordan River Basin....Pages 413-433
Decision Support in the Context of IWRM: Lessons Learnt from Research Projects in Developing and Emerging Countries....Pages 435-455
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The Use of Treated Wastewater for Irrigation as a Component of Integrated Water Resources Management: Reducing Environmental Implications on Soil and Groundwater by Evaluating Site-Specific Soil Sensitivities....Pages 459-470
Agriculture in Mongolia Under Pressure of Agronomic Nutrient Imbalances and Food Security Demands: A Case Study of Stakeholder Participation for Future Nutrient and Water Resource Management....Pages 471-514
WebGIS-Based Approach to Simulate Water and Solute Fluxes in the Miyun Basin in China....Pages 515-539
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Dynamic Land Use Change as Challenge for IWRM: A Case Study in Central Brazil....Pages 541-566
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Reconceptualising Water Management in Khorezm, Uzbekistan....Pages 569-602
Integrated Water Resource Management in Isfahan: The Zayandeh Rud Catchment....Pages 603-627
Overall-Effective Measures for Sustainable Water Resources Management in the Coastal Area of Shandong Province, PR China....Pages 629-648
Modular Concept for Municipal Water Management in the Kharaa River Basin, Mongolia....Pages 649-681
From the Concept to the Tap—Integrated Water Resources Management in Northern Namibia....Pages 683-717
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Sustainable Water and Land Management Under Global Change—The GLOWA Jordan River Project....Pages 721-747
Challenges of Implementing IWRM in the Lower Jordan Valley....Pages 749-777
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