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Overview"As Americans try to better manage and protect the natural resources of our watersheds, is politics getting in the way? Why does watershed management end up being so political? In ""Embracing Watershed Politics"", political scientists Edella Schlager and William Blomquist provide timely illustrations and thought-provoking explanations of why political considerations are essential, unavoidable, and in some ways even desirable elements of decision making about water and watersheds. With decades of combined study of water management in the United States, they focus on the many contending interests and communities found in America's watersheds, the fundamental dimensions of decision making, and the impacts of science, complexity, and uncertainty on watershed management. Enriched by case studies of the organisations and decision-making processes in several major U.S. watersheds (the Delaware River Basin, San Gabriel River, Platte River, and the Columbia River Basin), ""Embracing Watershed Politics"" presents a reasoned explanation of why there are so few watershed-scale integrated management agencies and how the more diverse multi-organisational arrangements found in the vast majorities of watersheds work. Although the presence of multiple organisations representing a multitude of communities of interest complicates watershed management, these institutional arrangements can -- under certain conditions -- suit the complexity and uncertainty associated with watershed management in the twenty-first century." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Edella Schlager , William BlomquistPublisher: University Press of Colorado Imprint: University Press of Colorado Dimensions: Width: 15.70cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.465kg ISBN: 9780870819094ISBN 10: 0870819097 Pages: 248 Publication Date: 30 June 2008 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents"""1 Complex Landscapes: Watersheds and Institutions 1 2 Watersheds, Politics, and Institutions: Past and Present Assessments; 27 3 The Essentials of Watershed Politics: Boundaries, Decision Making, and Accountability 55 4 Imaginary Watersheds and Political Realities; 89 5 Multiple Goals, Communities, and Organizations: A Watershed Political Economy 123 6 Federalism and Watershed Governance 151 7 A Rational Embrace? 183;"ReviewsA great book for anyone involved in watershed management issues or political science. - Tom Cech, author of Principles of Water Resources and Colorado Water Law for Non-Lawyers The book provides realistic analyses of the complex management problems of watersheds. . . . Schlager and Blomquist have provided a thoughtful examination of watershed governance that can be read and appreciated by scholars across multiple disciplines. - Sandra K. Davis, Great Plains Research A great book for anyone involved in watershed management issues or political science. The book provides realistic analyses of the complex management problems of watersheds. . . . Schlager and Blomquist have provided a thoughtful examination of watershed governance that can be read and appreciated by scholars across multiple disciplines. A great book for anyone involved in watershed management issues or political science. - Tom Cech, author of Principles of Water Resources and Colorado Water Law for Non-Lawyers The book provides realistic analyses of the complex management problems of watersheds. . . . Schlager and Blomquist have provided a thoughtful examination of watershed governance that can be read and appreciated by scholars across multiple disciplines. The book provides realistic analyses of the complex management problems of watersheds. . . . Schlager and Blomquist have provided a thoughtful examination of watershed governance that can be read and appreciated by scholars across multiple disciplines. - Sandra K. Davis, Great Plains Research A great book for anyone involved in watershed management issues or political science. - Tom Cech, author of Principles of Water Resources and Colorado Water Law for Non-Lawyers A great book for anyone involved in watershed management issues or political science. The book provides realistic analyses of the complex management problems of watersheds. . . . Schlager and Blomquist have provided a thoughtful examination of watershed governance that can be read and appreciated by scholars across multiple disciplines. A great book for anyone involved in watershed management issues or political science. - Tom Cech, author of Principles of Water Resources and Colorado Water Law for Non-Lawyers A great book for anyone involved in watershed management issues or political science. Author InformationEdella Schlager is an associate professor in the School of Public Administration and Policy at the University of Arizona. William Blomquist is Dean of Indiana University School of Liberal Arts at Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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