Dreams and reality in water resources management: a critical view to leading paradigms

Authors
Varis, O
Citation
O. Varis, Dreams and reality in water resources management: a critical view to leading paradigms, GLOBAL ENV, 9(4), 1999, pp. 255-259
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Environment/Ecology
Journal title
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS
ISSN journal
09593780 → ACNP
Volume
9
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
255 - 259
Database
ISI
SICI code
0959-3780(199912)9:4<255:DARIWR>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Are the challenges to the management of natural resources too hard to be me t with present-day principles, paradigms, and ideals? This paper discusses some of the basic western paradigms to natural resources management, and co ntrasts them with realities and forecasted development pathways in developi ng countries. The urbanization process and its challenges to water resource s management are in particular focus. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All ri ghts reserved.