Making the most of the water we have : the soft path approach to water management
Brooks, David B. & others eds.
Making the most of the water we have : the soft path approach to water management - London Earthscan 2011 - xxii, 273p.
CONTENTS List of Figures, Tables and Boxes ix List of Contributors xi foreword by Tony Allan xv Acknowledgements xix List of Acronyms and Abbreviations xxi Introduction 1 Why a Water Soft Path, and Why Now 3 Oliver M. Brandes, David B. Brooks and Stephen Gurman Part I Water Soft Paths as Human Vision 2 Avoiding the Perfect Storm: Weathering Climate Change by Following Us Effects on Water Resources 23 Robert W. Sandford 3 In the Beginning: Soft Energy Paths 35 Susan Holtz and David B. Brooks 4 Getting it Right: Misconceptions About the Soft Path 49 Peter H. Gleick 5 Practising Ecological Governance: The Case for the Soft Path for Water 61 Oliver M. Brandes 6 Water Policy: Changing Course for the Soft Path 73 Susan Holtz Part II Water Soft Paths as Analytical Method 7 Getting Quantitative: The Canadian Water Soft Path Studies 85 David B. Brooks and Susan Holtz 8 Turning Principles into Practice: The WSP Scenario Builder 101 Carol Maas and Tony Maas VIII MAKING THE MOST OF THE WATER WE HAVE 9 Thinking Beyond Pipes and Pumps: Water Soft Paths at the Urban Scale 113 Oliver M. Brandes and Tony Maas 10 Focusing on Geographic Boundaries: Water Soft Paths at the Watershed Scale 123 Lisa Isaacman and Graham R. Daborn 11 Focusing on Political Boundaries: Water Soft Paths at the Provincial Scale 133 Paul Kay and Elizabeth Hendriks Part III Water Soft Paths as Planning Tool 12Removing Institutional Barriers to Water Soft Paths: Challenges and Opportunities 147 Sarah Jordaan, Carla Stevens and David B. Brooks 13Pushing the Boundaries: Shifting Water Soft Paths Philosophy towards Hard Policy in Municipal Water Management 163 Sarah E. Wolfe and Kurtis Elton 14Green Buildings and Urban Space: A Water Soft Path Perspective 181 Andrew He lie bust 15 Water Soft Path Thinking in the United States 195 Peter H, Gleick 16Water Soft Path Thinking in Other Developed Economies 205 Editor's Note 205 A England - Gareth Walker 206 B The European Union - Simone Klawitter 211 C Australia - Henning Bjornland and Geoff Kuehne 218 17Water Soft Path Thinking in Developing Countries 227 Editor's Note 227 A South Africa - Inga Jacobs and Anthony Turton 228 B India - Sara Ahmed 234 C Middle East and North Africa - David B. Brooks 242 Conclusion 18A Water Future Different from the Past 255 David B. Brooks, Oliver M. Brandes and Stephen Gurman Annex - How To Create A Soft Path Plan For Water 263 David B. Brooks and Oliver M, Brandes with Carol Maas, Susanne Porter-Bopp and Jennifer Wong Index 267
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Making the most of the water we have : the soft path approach to water management - London Earthscan 2011 - xxii, 273p.
CONTENTS List of Figures, Tables and Boxes ix List of Contributors xi foreword by Tony Allan xv Acknowledgements xix List of Acronyms and Abbreviations xxi Introduction 1 Why a Water Soft Path, and Why Now 3 Oliver M. Brandes, David B. Brooks and Stephen Gurman Part I Water Soft Paths as Human Vision 2 Avoiding the Perfect Storm: Weathering Climate Change by Following Us Effects on Water Resources 23 Robert W. Sandford 3 In the Beginning: Soft Energy Paths 35 Susan Holtz and David B. Brooks 4 Getting it Right: Misconceptions About the Soft Path 49 Peter H. Gleick 5 Practising Ecological Governance: The Case for the Soft Path for Water 61 Oliver M. Brandes 6 Water Policy: Changing Course for the Soft Path 73 Susan Holtz Part II Water Soft Paths as Analytical Method 7 Getting Quantitative: The Canadian Water Soft Path Studies 85 David B. Brooks and Susan Holtz 8 Turning Principles into Practice: The WSP Scenario Builder 101 Carol Maas and Tony Maas VIII MAKING THE MOST OF THE WATER WE HAVE 9 Thinking Beyond Pipes and Pumps: Water Soft Paths at the Urban Scale 113 Oliver M. Brandes and Tony Maas 10 Focusing on Geographic Boundaries: Water Soft Paths at the Watershed Scale 123 Lisa Isaacman and Graham R. Daborn 11 Focusing on Political Boundaries: Water Soft Paths at the Provincial Scale 133 Paul Kay and Elizabeth Hendriks Part III Water Soft Paths as Planning Tool 12Removing Institutional Barriers to Water Soft Paths: Challenges and Opportunities 147 Sarah Jordaan, Carla Stevens and David B. Brooks 13Pushing the Boundaries: Shifting Water Soft Paths Philosophy towards Hard Policy in Municipal Water Management 163 Sarah E. Wolfe and Kurtis Elton 14Green Buildings and Urban Space: A Water Soft Path Perspective 181 Andrew He lie bust 15 Water Soft Path Thinking in the United States 195 Peter H, Gleick 16Water Soft Path Thinking in Other Developed Economies 205 Editor's Note 205 A England - Gareth Walker 206 B The European Union - Simone Klawitter 211 C Australia - Henning Bjornland and Geoff Kuehne 218 17Water Soft Path Thinking in Developing Countries 227 Editor's Note 227 A South Africa - Inga Jacobs and Anthony Turton 228 B India - Sara Ahmed 234 C Middle East and North Africa - David B. Brooks 242 Conclusion 18A Water Future Different from the Past 255 David B. Brooks, Oliver M. Brandes and Stephen Gurman Annex - How To Create A Soft Path Plan For Water 263 David B. Brooks and Oliver M, Brandes with Carol Maas, Susanne Porter-Bopp and Jennifer Wong Index 267
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