Integrated Governance and Water Basin Management: Conditions for Regime Change and Sustainability (Environment & Policy (41))

This book examines water management integration in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy and Switzerland, based on the European research project EUWARENESS. Coverage includes 12 country-specific case studies, examining theory on water governance, institutional regimes, and property rights, resulting in a tool for monitoring the progress of integrated water management at the basin level in EU member states or other countries.

From the reviews:

"This book constitutes the research findings of the project ‘EUWARENESS: European Water Regimes and the Notion of a Sustainable Status’ ... . The book is very well-written and makes a significant contribution to the field ... . The variety of case studies from different geographical and institutional settings ... makes this volume very useful and informative. The well-structured combination of narrative and analytical sections makes the research results easily accessible for a spectrum of readers including researchers, students, as well as policy makers." (Stefanie Engel and Astrid Zabel, Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture, Vol. 45 (4), 2006)