01639nam a22001337a 4500020001800000082001600018245008200034260003400116300001600150504005100166520122000217650004701437700002101484  a9780415711739  a333.91bKey  aKey Concepts in Water Resource Managementb: a review and critical evaluation  aLondonbRoutledgec2014        a xix,131pp.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.  aThe vocabulary and discourse of water resource management have expanded vastly in recent years to include an array of new concepts and terminology, such as water security, water productivity, virtual water and water governance. While the new conceptual lenses may generate insights that improve responses to the world's water challenges, their practical use is often encumbered by ambiguity and confusion. This book applies critical scrutiny to a prominent set of new but widely used terms, in order to clarify their meanings and improve the basis on which we identify and tackle the world's water challenges. More specifically, the book takes stock of what several of the more prominent new terms mean, reviews variation in interpretation, explores how they are measured, and discusses their respective added value. It makes many implicit differences between terms explicit and aids understanding and use of these terms by both students and professionals. At the same time, it does not ignore the legitimately contested nature of some concepts. Further, the book enables greater precision on the interpretational options for the various terms, and for the value that they add to water policy and its implementation  aWater resources development	vWater-supply  aLautze, Jonathan