Public Participation in the Governance of International Freshwater Resources (Water Resources Management and Policy)

Contents......Page 7
List of tables and figures......Page 11
Note on measurements......Page 13
Acknowledgements......Page 14
Introduction......Page 17
1 From theory to practice: An overview of approaches to involving the public in international watershed management......Page 19
Part I: Theoretical frameworks......Page 35
2 Evolution of public involvement in international watercourse management......Page 37
3 Transboundary ecosystem governance: Beyond sovereignty?......Page 89
4 Implications of the Information Society on participatory governance......Page 104
Part II: Experiences from international watersheds......Page 115
5 Public participation in the management of the Danube River: Necessary but neglected......Page 117
6 Citizens working across national borders: The experience in the North American Great Lakes......Page 134
7 Public participation in watershed management in theory and practice: A Mekong River Basin perspective......Page 155
8 Public participation in Southern African watercourses......Page 172
9 Public involvement in water resource management within the Okavango River Basin......Page 185
Part III: International institutions......Page 213
10 Access to information, public participation, and conflict resolution at the World Bank......Page 215
11 Improving governance and public participation in international watercourse management: Experience of the African Development Bank in the Senegal River Basin......Page 232
12 A North American toolbox for public involvement in international watershed issues......Page 253
Part IV: Lessons from domestic watercourses......Page 269
13 Improving sustainable management of Kenyan fisheries resources through public participation......Page 271
14 Public participation in a multijurisdictional resource recovery: Lessons from the Chesapeake Bay Program......Page 289
15 Chesapeake Bay protection: Business in the open......Page 307
16 A cooperative process for PCB TMDL development in the Delaware Estuary......Page 317
17 Public participation in the resettlement process of dam-construction projects: A post-project survey of the Saguling and Cirata dams in Indonesia......Page 335
Part V: Emerging tools......Page 345
18 Internet-based tools for disseminating information and promoting public participation in international watercourse management......Page 347
19 Capabilities and limitations of decision support systems in facilitating access to information......Page 370
20 Sketches from life: Adaptive ecosystem management and public learning......Page 404
21 The Colorado River through the Grand Canyon: Applying alternative dispute resolution methods to public participation......Page 419
22 Public participation in the development of guidelines for regional environmental impact assessment of transboundary aquatic ecosystems of East Africa......Page 449
23 Access to justice through the Central American Water Tribunal......Page 476
Conclusion......Page 491
24 Strategies for advancing public involvement in international watershed management......Page 493
Abbreviations and acronyms......Page 502
Contributors......Page 509
C......Page 512
D......Page 514
E......Page 515
I......Page 517
K......Page 518
M......Page 519
O......Page 520
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