Describes the limitations of the current NZ water management framework for water resources at sustainability limits

Sets out the application of an alternative water management paradigm for Canterbury based on nested adaptive systems and collaborative governance

Presents a sustainability framework of failure pathways and sustainability strategies that can be applied to the sustainable management of natural resources

Provides a detailed analysis of water management in Canterbury and the changes needed to achieve sustainable management

Demonstrates how this framework can be applied to significant international water management issues

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Chapter 1. Introduction.- Part 1. Institutional and Theoretical Framework.- Chapter 2. Water Management Framework in New Zealand.- Chapter 3. Water Management in Canterbury.- Chapter 4. Sustainability Framework.- Chapter 5. Structure of the Sustainability Analysis.- Part 2. Failure Pathway Analysis.- Chapter 6. Cumulative Effects at the Catchment Scale.- Chapter 7. Biophysical System Failure Pathways.- Chapter 8. Socio-Economic System Failure Pathways.- Chapter 9. Water-Related Health Failure Pathways.- Chapter 10. Regional Level Failure Pathways.- Part 3. Sustainability Methods.- Chapter 11. Sustainability Assessments.- Chapter 12. Sustainability Decision Making.- Part 4. Implications for Water Management.- Chapter 13. Changes to Achieve Sustainable Management. <p