This book examines water management integration in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy and Switzerland, based on the European research project EUWARENESS. Coverage includes 12 country-specific case studies, examining theory on water governance, institutional regimes, and property rights, resulting in a tool for monitoring the progress of integrated water management at the basin level in EU member states or other countries.

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Preface. List of contributors. 1. Governance of water resources: Introduction, H. Bressers, S. Kuks. 2. Institutional resource regimes and sustainability: Theoretical backgrounds and hypotheses, H. Bressers, D. Fuchs, S. Kuks. 3. Harboring water in a crowded European delta: The IJsselmeer and the Regge in the Netherlands, D. Huitema, S. Kuks. 4. Diverging regimes within a recently federalised state: The Vesdre and the Dender in Belgium, D. Aubin, F. Varone. 5. An innovative but uncompleted integration process: The Audomarois and the Sèvre Nantaise in France, J.-M. Dziedzicki, C. Larrue. 6. Redistributing water uses and living with scarcity: The Matarraña and the Mula in Spain, M. Costejà, N. Font, J. Subirats. 7. Competing integration principles in a decentralising state: The Chiese and the Marecchia in Italy, B. Dente, A. Goria. 8. Rivalry based communities in Europe's water tower: The Valmaggia and the Seetal Valley in Switzerland, C. Mauch, P. Knoepfel. 9. Integrated governance and water basin management: Comparative analysis and conclusions, H. Bressers, S. Kuks.