This book provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary and highly accessible introduction to water resource management, covering topics such as the ecology of surface waters, international regulations and economics, stakeholder participation in management, tools and methods for decision making, integrated modelling, decision making and water policies, stakeholder participation and social issues.   

Contributors: Contributors: R.M. Argent, O. Barreteau, M.B. Beck, J. Bromley, V. Cogan, A. Fassio, J. Feás Vàzquez, P.F. Ghetti, C. Giupponi, M.P. Hare, A.J. Jakeman, R. Janssen, D. Karssenberg, R.A. Letcher, H. Maier, G. Mondello, E. Mostert, J. Mysiak, J.P. Norton, C. Pahl-Wostl, K. Pfeffer, D. Ridder, A.E. Rizzoli, P. Rosato, J.D. Tàbara, M. van Herwijnen, M. Vissers