Water Policy in the Netherlands

by Reinhard, Stijn; Folmer, Henk

• ISBN13: 9781933115733
• ISBN10: 1933115734
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-05-30
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Viewed by some as symbols of progress and by others as inherently flawed, large dams remain one of the most contentious development issues on Earth. Building on the work of the now defunct World Commission on Dams, Thayer Scudder wades into the debate wit

Author Biography

Stijn Reinhard is head of the Spatial and Regional Policy unit of LEI (Agricultural Economics Research Institute), the Hague. He received the American Agricultural Economics Association best dissertation award for his work on environmental efficiency. Henk Folmer is professor of research methodology and spatial econometrics at the University of Groningen and of general economics at Wageningen University. He is editor-in-chief (with Tom Tietenberg) of the International Review (formerly Yearbook) of Environmental and Resource Economics, and Coordinating editor-in-chief of Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Editors and Contributors	p. ix
Map of Netherlands	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Key Issues in Dutch Water System Management
From a Defensive to an Integrated Approach	p. 17
Hydrological Models	p. 47
Threats to Intertidal Soft-Sediment Ecosystems	p. 57
Management of Flood Catastrophes: An Emerging Paradigm Shift?	p. 70
Costs and Benefits of Water Policy	p. 91
Water Chain Management and Water Quality
Efficient and Equitable Use of Water Resources	p. 111
Policies to Encourage the Development of Water Sanitation Technology	p. 139
Institutional, Governance, and Management Theories and Practices
Institutional Evolution of the Dutch Water Board Model	p. 155
Governance of Water Resources	p. 171
Water Policy and Spatial Planning: Linkages between Water and Land Use	p. 185
Interaction between European and Dutch Water Law	p. 204
Innovative Approaches to Public Participation in Water Management	p. 225
Conclusions Lessons from Dutch Integrated Water Management	p. 249
Index	p. 253
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