Embracing watershed politics / / Edella Schlager and William Blomquist.

• Author: Schlager, Edella, 1960-
• TeilnehmendeR: Blomquist, William A. 1957-
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder, Colo. : : University Press of Colorado,, 2008.; ©2008.
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 220 pages)
• Notes: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

In Embracing Watershed Politics, political scientists Edella Schlager and William Blomquist provide timely illustrations and thought-provoking explanations of why political considerations are essential, unavoidable, and in some ways even desirable elements of decision making about water and watersheds. With decades of combined study of water management in the United States, they focus on the many contending interests and communities found in America's watersheds, the fundamental dimensions of decision making, and the impacts of science, complexity, and uncertainty on watershed management.

Table of Contents

Complex landscapes: watersheds and institutions -- Watersheds, politics, and institutions: past and present assessments -- The essentials of watershed politics: boundaries, decision making, and accountability -- Imaginary watersheds and political realities -- Multiple goals, communities, and organizations: a watershed political economy -- Federalism and watershed governance -- A rational embrace?