Overview
- Explains how selected decision support systems can be developed for improving water management
- Includes real case studies that reflect existing barriers and challenges for implementation of AWM in developing countries
- Considers whether it is possible for developing countries to implement AWM by moving from current water management practices such as WSM
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science (ISOR, volume 258)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Part II
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Front Matter
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Part III
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Front Matter
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Part V
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About this book
This book explores a new framework of Adaptive Water Management (AWM) for evaluating existing approaches in urban water management. It highlights the need to adopt multidisciplinary strategies in water management while providing an in-depth understanding of institutional interactions amongst different water related sectors.
The key characteristics of AWM i.e. polycentric governance, organisational flexibility and public participation are investigated and described through a critical review of the relevant literature. The book presents an empirical case study undertaken in a selected developing-country city to investigate the potential gaps between the current water management approaches and possible implementation of AWM. Feasibility of AWM operations is examined in an environment surrounded by established water management structure with centralised governance and an institutional process based on technical flexibility.
The key elements of AWM performance are (re)structured and transformed into decision support systems. Multi criteria decision models are developed to facilitate quantification and visualization of the elements derived from the case study, which is involved with water companies and water consumers. The book describes how the concept of AWM, along with structuring suitable decision support systems, can be developed and applied to developing-country cities. The book highlights the barriers for applying the AWM strategies that include established centralised decision making, bureaucratic interactions with external organisations, lack of organisational flexibility within the institutions, and lack of recognition of public role in water management. The findings outline that despite the lack of adaptability in the current water management in the case study, as an example of developing countries, there are positive attitudes among water professionals and the public towards adaptability through public-institutional participation.Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
M. Reza Abdi has a background in manufacturing engineering and industrial management, and holds a PhD in manufacturing engineering from University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), and an M.Phil in manufacturing engineering and Industrial management from Liverpool University. Reza has over 15 years of teaching and industrial experience in various universities and manufacturing companies. His specialist areas are operations management, manufacturing system design, decision support systems, analytical hierarchical process (AHP), analytical network process (ANP), information systems, environment management, computer modelling, systems dynamics, simulation and fuzzy logic. He has published various articles and five book chapters in the areas of operations and information management, and been a chair person and a member of program committees of a number of international conferences in the area of operations and information management, and environment management. He has been a principal member of the Course Approval and Review Team (CART) at Bradford University.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Adaptive Water Management
Book Subtitle: Concepts, Principles and Applications for Sustainable Development
Authors: Farideh Delavari Edalat, M. Reza Abdi
Series Title: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64143-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-64142-3Published: 19 September 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-87734-1Published: 22 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-64143-0Published: 05 September 2017
Series ISSN: 0884-8289
Series E-ISSN: 2214-7934
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 164
Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations, 26 illustrations in colour
Topics: Operations Research/Decision Theory, Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management, Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution