The Evolution of Water Resource Planning and Decision Making

Contents......Page 6
Figures......Page 7
Tables......Page 8
Contributors......Page 9
Abbreviations......Page 11
Foreword......Page 15
Preface......Page 18
Acknowledgments......Page 21
1. Water resources planning: past, present and future......Page 22
2. A history of the United States water resources planning and development......Page 35
APPENDIX 2.1 EVOLUTION OF PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN WATER PLANNING......Page 83
APPENDIX 2.2 NEBRASKA NATURAL RESOURCE DISTRICTS......Page 101
3. The theory and practice of benefit-cost analysis......Page 103
4. Environmental issues and options in water resources planning and decision making......Page 157
5. On the collaboration of ecologists and economists......Page 209
6. Political decision making: real decisions in real political contexts......Page 241
APPENDIX 6.1 OVERVIEW OF AMERICAN LAW FOR ALLOCATION OF WATER......Page 274
7. Making the transition: moving water resources planning and management into the twenty-first century......Page 280
Index......Page 306