Integrated Water Resource Management
As defined by the Global Water Partnership, integrated water resource management is a process which promotes the coordinated development and management of water, land, and related resources in order to maximize the resultant economic and social welfare in an equitable manner without compromising the sustainability of vital ecosystems. Resources available within this theme provide guidance on how to conserve and restore watersheds, reduce pollution, adapt to climate change and reduce risks from floods and droughts.
Integrated Water Resource Management Resources
Arizona Conserve Water Educators' Guide
National Water Research Institute
Arizona Conserve Water is a publication dedicated to the premise that it is never too early to learn to conserve water. The K-12 educators' guide is a tool to help Arizona teachers develop among their students a knowledge and respect for water in their semi-arid home state.Read more
Using Rainwater to Grow Livable Communities: Regulatory and Incentive Systems
National Water Research Institute
A one page overview of the incentives that can be used to motivate municipality residents to save water and implement sustainable water practices.Read more
A Practical Approach to Water Conservation for Commercial Industrial Facilities
Published:
May 1, 2007Alliance for Water Efficiency
Industry and commerce use vast amounts of water, and in many parts of the world water is becoming a scarce commodity. This book is a "best practice" manual for water conservation for industrial and commercial users world-wide.It offers a practical account of the measures which can be...Read more
Good Intentions, Unintended Consequences: the Central Arizona Groundwater Replenishment District
National Water Research Institute
In the late 1940s, the Arizona Legislature authorized the State Land Commission to designate "critical groundwater areas."' In 1973, the legislature began to require developers of land to prove that they had an "adequate" water supply.' However, failure to demonstrate...Read more
Ed Pastor Kino Environmental Restoration Project (KERP)
National Water Research Institute
This report provides a description of the Ed Pastor Kino Environmental Restoration project, a project that's primary purpose was to reestablish ecosystems representing Arizona's riparian environment throughout the detention basin. The project also detained storm water and preserved the...Read more
Groundwater Recharge as a Tool for Meeting Arizona Water Policy Objectives
National Water Research Institute
Groundwater recharge has the possibility to be an innovative policy that helps to manage the groundwater supply, assures full use of the Colorado River water allocation, protects against shortages during drought, and enables affordable use of CAP water. This paper provides an overview of using...Read more
Water and Growth, Chapter 4, 88Th Arizona Town Hall Background Report
National Water Research Institute
There have been eighty-eight Town Halls to date. The eighty-eighth was held in Prescott on April 9-12, 2006, and addressed 'Arizona's Rapid Growth and Development: Natural Resources and Infrastructure.' The implications of growth and development have a profound effect on all...Read more
Business District Streetscapes, Trees, and Consumer Response
National Water Research Institute
A multistudy research program has investigated how consumers respond to the urban forest in central business districts of cities of various sizes. Trees positively affect judgments of visual quality but, more signi?cantly, may in?uence other consumer responses and behaviors. Survey respondents from...Read more
Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Policy Responses
National Water Research Institute
The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment was carried out from 2001-2005 to assess the consequences of ecosystem change for human well-being. This report provides an overview of the policy responses as a result of this assessment.Read more
Environmental Restoration in Urban Arizona: the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Approach Final Report
Published:
June 1, 2005National Water Research InstituteU.S. Army Corps of Engineers
The focus of this paper is on Ecosystem Restoration Projects undertaken in Arizona by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), under their Civil Works Mission, in conjunction with local governments in the state. It reports on projects in Pima and Maricopa Counties, the two most populated...Read more
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