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A Conceptual Framework for Analysis of Water Resources Management in Asia

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  • BLAIR T. BOWER
  • MAYNARD M. HUFSCHMIDT

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Effective and efficient water resources management to meet the increasing demands for food, energy, and domestic and industrial water is an imperative for Asian countries. As a basis for analyzing Asian water resources management problems, a three‐element conceptual framework is presented: (1) water resources management as a system, composed of a set of facilities, operating rules, and incentives applied to water resources through an institutional arrangement; (2) water resources management as a process involving several stages beginning with planning and continuing with design, construction, operation and maintenance; and (3) water resources management as a set of linked activities and tasks required to produce the desired outputs. Using this framework to assess performance it is possible to analyze the linkages among water resources problems, water resources management, and water resources organizations and administrative arrangements. Examples are presented of such linkages as applied to problems of erosion and sedimentation, flooding, salinity, water demand‐supply imbalances, and water pollution. Brief analytical summaries of eight critical water resources management problems in Asia are presented, along with an illustration of the complexity of water resources organization and administration, using Thailand as the example.

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  • Blair T. Bower & Maynard M. Hufschmidt, 1984. "A Conceptual Framework for Analysis of Water Resources Management in Asia," Natural Resources Forum, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 8(4), pages 343-356, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:natres:v:8:y:1984:i:4:p:343-356
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.1984.tb00506.x
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