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

Autorentext
Farideh Delavari-Edalat has degrees including B.Sc. and M.Sc. and Ph.D., all related to the life sciences and environment management. She has over 15 years of experiences in industrial consultancy and academia through working in the areas related to the environment/water management. She received her Ph.D., in the area of adaptive environment management, focusing on aid to achieve a sustainable environment. She has published a number of papers in the areas of environment and water management in international peer reviewed journals and international conference proceedings. She has conducted various case studies and undertaken questionnaire designs, data collection including both quantitative and qualitative data using a variety of analytical methods and software packages for modelling and data analysis, and running behavioral experiments such as public water consumption behavior in developing countries and people attitude towards trees in urban areas in UK.
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.

Inhalt
Chapter 1. Introduction.- Part 1. Concept and Application of Adaptive Water Management.- Chapter 2. Review of the main water management approaches over the last century.- Chapter 3. Conceptual Framework of Adaptive Water Management.- Part 2. Water management in Developing countries- an empirical study in the Middle East, Iran.- Chapter 4. Water management in developing countries: a case study of Iran.- Part 3. The Case Study- Background to Greater Tehran and Methods of Data Collection.- Chapter 5. The case study- background to Greater Tehran.- Chapter 6. The Case Study- Methods of Data Collection.- Part 4. Data Analysis Methodology- Evaluation of AWM framework.- Chapter 7. Data Analysis Methodology.- Chapter 8. Evaluation of polycentric governance.- Chapter 9. Evaluation of organisational flexibility.- Chapter 10. Evaluation of public participation.- Part 5. Conclusions and Recommendations.- Chapter 11. Review of the objectives regarding AWM adaptation.