Water Resources Perspectives: Evaluation, Management and Policy

Content: 
Preface
Page v
A.S. Alsharhan, W.W. Wood

Acknowledgement
Page vi

Managing and allocating water resources: Adopting the integrated water resource management approach
Pages 1-8
Stephen J. Toope, Ken Rainwater, Tony Allan

Integrated water resources management is more a political than a technical challenge Original Research Article
Pages 9-23
John Anthony Allan

Scenarios as a tool in water management: Considerations of scale and application Original Research Article
Pages 25-43
Cindy Warwick, Karen B. Bakker, Thomas E. Downing, Kate Lonsdale

Water sustainability: Science or science fiction? Perspective from one scientist Original Research Article
Pages 45-51
Warren W. Wood

Improving irrigation efficiency through technology adoption: When will it Conserve water? Original Research Article
Pages 53-62
Norman Whittlesey

Lessons learnt from the impact of the neglected role of groundwater in Spain's water policy Original Research Article
Pages 63-81
Ramón Llamas

Hydrologic sciences and water resources management issues in a changing world Original Research Article
Pages 83-92
Soroosh Sorooshian, Bisher Imam, Shayesteh Mahani, Thomas Pagano, Martha Whitaker

The Nile basin regime: A role for law? Original Research Article
Pages 93-117
Jutta Brunnée, Stephen J. Toope

Biosphere reserves on North-Western Egyptian coast, a site for monitoring biodiversity and integrated water management Original Research Article
Pages 119-128
Boshra Salem

Contribution of UNESCO-international hydrological programme to water resources management in the Arabian Gulf countries Original Research Article
Pages 129-139
Abdin Salih

Salinity management for the landscapes and rivers: The Murray-Darling Basin in Australia Original Research Article
Pages 141-154
Robert J. Newman

Alternative water policies for the Gulf Cooperation Council countries Original Research Article
Pages 155-167
Waleed K. Al-Zubari

Reallocation of water and the hydrological effects of climate change: The upper Rio Grande Basin, Southwestern USA Original Research Article
Pages 169-181
Michael E. Campana, Louis Scuderi, O. Paul Matthews, David S. Brookshire, Kate Krause, Janie Chermak, Bradley Cullen, Seth Snell, Kirk Gregory

Water management in the Arabian Gulf region and a partial solution to water shortages Original Research Article
Pages 183-189
Alan E.M. Nairn

Impact of political, scientific and non-technical issues on regional groundwater modeling: Case study from Texas, USA Original Research Article
Pages 191-198
Ken Rainwater, Jeff Stovall, Scott Frailey, Lloyd Urban

Sustainable development and management of water resources in the Arab region Original Research Article
Pages 199-220
Jean Khouri

Water management strategies in the Arabian Gulf countries Original Research Article
Pages 221-224
Mohamed Al-Senafy, Khaled Al-Fahad, Khaled Hadi

The environmental impact of groundwater exploitation in African grasslands: Examples and a case study from the Kalahari region Original Research Article
Pages 225-235
David S.G. Thomas

From vision to action: Towards a national policy for integrated water management in Sudan Original Research Article
Pages 237-244
Osman Mirghani Mohamed Ali

Water resources in the United Arab Emirates Original Research Article
Pages 245-264
Zein S. Rizk, Abdulrahman S. Alsharhan

Renewable and non-renewable groundwater in semi-arid and arid regions Original Research Article
Pages 265-280
W. Mike Edmunds

Groundwater recharge estimates in arid areas using channel morphology and a simulation model Original Research Article
Pages 281-286
Waite R. Osterkamp, Leonard J. Lane

Enhanced salinisation Original Research Article
Pages 287-293
Andrew S. Goudie

Timing of recharge, and the origin, evolution and distribution of solutes in a hyperarid aquifer system Original Research Article
Pages 295-312
Warren W. Wood, Zein S. Rizk, Abdulrahman S. Alsharhan

Fully-integrated modelling of surface and subsurface water flow and solute transport: Model overview and application Original Research Article
Pages 313-318
Edward A. Sudicky, Joel E. Vanderkwaak, Jon P. Jones, Jon P. Keizer, Robert G. Mclaren, George B. Matanga

From drainage to recharge to discharge: Some timelags in subsurface hydrology Original Research Article
Pages 319-326
Peter G. Cook, Ian D. Jolly, Glen R. Walker, Neville I. Robinson

Environmental tracers applied to quantifying causes of salinity in arid-region rivers: Results from the Rio Grande Basin, Southwestern USA Original Research Article
Pages 327-334
Fred M. Phillips, Suzanne Mills, M.H. Hendrickx, James Hogan

Climate outlooks for water management adaptation to climate change in the middle east Original Research Article
Pages 335-348
Richard Washington, Matthew Swann

Lenses, plumes and wedges in the Sultanate of Oman: A challenge for groundwater management Original Research Article
Pages 349-370
Philip G. Macumber

Later quaternary paleorecharge events in the Arabian Peninsula Original Research Article
Pages 371-378
Stephen Stokes, Helen Bray, Andrew S. Goudie, Warren W. Wood

Dating of holocene ground-water recharge in western part of Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates): Constraints on global climate-change models Original Research Article
Pages 379-385
Warren W. Wood, Jeffrey L. Imes