Water co-management /
editors, Velma I. Grover, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada, Gail Krantzberg, Professor and Director, Centre for Engineered and Public Policy, School of Engineering Practice, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
- viii, 364 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
"A science publishers book." "Centre for Engineering and Public Policy" printed as "Centre for Engineered and Public Policy" on title page.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Co-management is a highly dynamic, evolving, adaptive, and forward looking process. This edited volume covers theoretical background and includes supporting lessons learnt from field experiences. The book has case studies from both North and South America (co-management of fisheries, resilience in near-shore waters of the Great Lakes basin, water level management in Lake Ontario, and case studies from Chile and Brazil), Europe (Tisza river, coastal management and examples of rivers from the Netherlands and from Uzbekistan), Africa (Lake Victoria) and Asia (Pushkar Lake in India)"--