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. © Carlo Giupponi, Anthony J. Jakeman, Derek Karssenberg, and Matt P. Hare 2006. All rights reserved.