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Integrated water resources planning
Author(s) -
Goodman A. S.,
Edwards K. A.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
natural resources forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.646
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1477-8947
pISSN - 0165-0203
DOI - 10.1111/j.1477-8947.1992.tb00550.x
Subject(s) - water resources , plan (archaeology) , environmental planning , business , quality (philosophy) , developing country , integrated water resources management , environmental resource management , water quality , human resources , development plan , economic growth , geography , environmental science , ecology , economics , engineering , management , civil engineering , philosophy , archaeology , epistemology , biology
A water resources plan should consider the missions of various governmental units and the interests of those affected beneficially or adversely by the plan. Its development should involve many professional disciplines and should take account of institutional, economic, environmental, social and other effects. For developing countries, water resources development and management should contribute as much as possible to the amelioration of the basic problems of the human condition, while avoiding serious damage to ecological populations and environmental quality. This paper outlines what has and has not worked in the planning of water resources, based on published literature and the unpublished views of United Nations and World Bank staff, and discusses the characteristics of effective integrated water resources planning.