Integrated Water Resource Management, Institutional Arrangements, and Land-Use Planning

Bruce Mitchell
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Bruce Mitchell: Department of Geography, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada

Environment and Planning A, 2005, vol. 37, issue 8, 1335-1352

Abstract: A systems, holistic, or ecosystem approach is often advocated for water management, and has led to the emergence of integrated water resource management, or IWRM. Such an approach can be interpreted as ‘comprehensive’ or ‘integrated’, and analysts, planners, and managers need to understand the difference. Edge or boundary problems always are encountered when applying a holistic approach, and design of institutional arrangements cannot eliminate these problems but can minimize them. IWRM often does not have a statutory basis, which can lead to implementation challenges. By linking IWRM to land-use planning and official plans at the local level, IWRM can be given credibility, as well as be systematically connected to land-based issues.

Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.1068/a37224

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