Water for the Environment: From Policy and Science to Implementation and Management provides a holistic view of environmental water management, offering clear links across disciplines that allow water managers to face mounting challenges.
The book highlights current challenges and potential solutions, helping define the future direction for environmental water management. In addition, it includes a significant review of current literature and state of knowledge, providing a one-stop resource for environmental water managers.
1. Section I: Introduction - p. xxxvii 2. Chapter 1. The Environmental Water Management Cycle - p. 3 3. Section II: History and Context of Environmental Water Management - p. 15 4. Chapter 2. Drivers and Social Context - p. 19 5. Chapter 3. Understanding Hydrological Alteration - p. 37 6. Chapter 4. Environmental and Ecological Effects of Flow Alteration in Surface Water Ecosystems - p. 65 7. Chapter 5. Geomorphological Effects of Flow Alteration on Rivers - p. 83 8. Chapter 6. Impacts of Hydrological Alterations on Water Quality - p. 101 9. Section III: Vision and Objectives for the River System - p. 119 10. Chapter 7. Stakeholder Engagement in Environmental Water Management - p. 129 11. Chapter 8. Environmental Water Regimes and Natural Capital: Free-Flowing Ecosystem Services - p. 151 12. Chapter 9. How Much Water Does a Culture Need? Environmental Water Management’s Cultural Challenge and Indigenous Responses - p. 173 13. Chapter 10. Visions, Objectives, Targets, and Goals - p. 189 14. Section IV: How Much Water is Needed: Tools for Environmental Flows Assessment - p. 197 15. Chapter 11. Evolution of Environmental Flows Assessment Science, Principles, and Methodologies - p. 203 16. Chapter 12. Tools for Sediment Management in Rivers - p. 237 17. Chapter 13. Physical Habitat Modeling and Ecohydrological Tools - p. 265 18. Chapter 14. Models of Ecological Responses to Flow Regime Change to Inform Environmental Flows Assessments - p. 287 19. Chapter 15. Uncertainty and Environmental Water - p. 317 20. Section V: Environmental Water within Water Resource Planning - p. 340 21. Chapter 16. Water Budgets to Inform Sustainable Water Management - p. 347 22. Chapter 17. Mechanisms to Allocate Environmental Water - p. 361 23. Chapter 18. Rebalancing the System: Acquiring Water and Trade - p. 399 24. Chapter 19. Environmental Water Organizations and Institutional Settings - p. 421 25. Chapter 20. Management Options to Address Diffuse Causes of Hydrologic Alteration - p. 453 26. Chapter 21. Managing Infrastructure to Maintain Natural Functions in Developed Rivers - p. 483 27. Chapter 22. Environmental Water and Integrated Catchment Management - p. 519 28. Section VI: Active Management of Environmental Water - p. 532 29. Chapter 23. Planning for the Active Management of Environmental Water - p. 539 30. Chapter 24. Environmental Water Delivery: Maximizing Ecological Outcomes in a Constrained Operating Environment - p. 563 31. Chapter 25. Principles for Monitoring, Evaluation, and Adaptive Management of Environmental Water Regimes - p. 599 32. Chapter 26. Defining Success: A Multicriteria Approach to Guide Evaluation and Investment - p. 625 33. Section VII: Remaining Challenges and Way Forward - p. 643 34. Chapter 27. Moving Forward: The Implementation Challenge for Environmental Water Management - p. 649 35. Maps - p. 675 36. Abbreviations - p. 683 37. Glossary - p. 687 38. Index - p. 691
Water for the Environment: From Policy and Science to Implementation and Management provides a holistic view of environmental water management, offering clear links across disciplines that allow water managers to face mounting challenges.
The book highlights current challenges and potential solutions, helping define the future direction for environmental water management. In addition, it includes a significant review of current literature and state of knowledge, providing a one-stop resource for environmental water managers.
1. Section I: Introduction - p. xxxvii 2. Chapter 1. The Environmental Water Management Cycle - p. 3 3. Section II: History and Context of Environmental Water Management - p. 15 4. Chapter 2. Drivers and Social Context - p. 19 5. Chapter 3. Understanding Hydrological Alteration - p. 37 6. Chapter 4. Environmental and Ecological Effects of Flow Alteration in Surface Water Ecosystems - p. 65 7. Chapter 5. Geomorphological Effects of Flow Alteration on Rivers - p. 83 8. Chapter 6. Impacts of Hydrological Alterations on Water Quality - p. 101 9. Section III: Vision and Objectives for the River System - p. 119 10. Chapter 7. Stakeholder Engagement in Environmental Water Management - p. 129 11. Chapter 8. Environmental Water Regimes and Natural Capital: Free-Flowing Ecosystem Services - p. 151 12. Chapter 9. How Much Water Does a Culture Need? Environmental Water Management’s Cultural Challenge and Indigenous Responses - p. 173 13. Chapter 10. Visions, Objectives, Targets, and Goals - p. 189 14. Section IV: How Much Water is Needed: Tools for Environmental Flows Assessment - p. 197 15. Chapter 11. Evolution of Environmental Flows Assessment Science, Principles, and Methodologies - p. 203 16. Chapter 12. Tools for Sediment Management in Rivers - p. 237 17. Chapter 13. Physical Habitat Modeling and Ecohydrological Tools - p. 265 18. Chapter 14. Models of Ecological Responses to Flow Regime Change to Inform Environmental Flows Assessments - p. 287 19. Chapter 15. Uncertainty and Environmental Water - p. 317 20. Section V: Environmental Water within Water Resource Planning - p. 340 21. Chapter 16. Water Budgets to Inform Sustainable Water Management - p. 347 22. Chapter 17. Mechanisms to Allocate Environmental Water - p. 361 23. Chapter 18. Rebalancing the System: Acquiring Water and Trade - p. 399 24. Chapter 19. Environmental Water Organizations and Institutional Settings - p. 421 25. Chapter 20. Management Options to Address Diffuse Causes of Hydrologic Alteration - p. 453 26. Chapter 21. Managing Infrastructure to Maintain Natural Functions in Developed Rivers - p. 483 27. Chapter 22. Environmental Water and Integrated Catchment Management - p. 519 28. Section VI: Active Management of Environmental Water - p. 532 29. Chapter 23. Planning for the Active Management of Environmental Water - p. 539 30. Chapter 24. Environmental Water Delivery: Maximizing Ecological Outcomes in a Constrained Operating Environment - p. 563 31. Chapter 25. Principles for Monitoring, Evaluation, and Adaptive Management of Environmental Water Regimes - p. 599 32. Chapter 26. Defining Success: A Multicriteria Approach to Guide Evaluation and Investment - p. 625 33. Section VII: Remaining Challenges and Way Forward - p. 643 34. Chapter 27. Moving Forward: The Implementation Challenge for Environmental Water Management - p. 649 35. Maps - p. 675 36. Abbreviations - p. 683 37. Glossary - p. 687 38. Index - p. 691
