Title

"Resilience and Water Governance: Addressing Fragmentation and Uncertainty in Water Allocation and Water Quality Law" in Social-Ecological Resilience and Law

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Description

Environmental law envisions ecological systems as existing in an equilibrium state, reinforcing a rigid legal framework unable to absorb rapid environmental changes and innovations in sustainability. For the past four decades, "resilience theory," which embraces uncertainty and nonlinear dynamics in complex adaptive systems, has provided a robust, invaluable foundation for sound environmental management. Reforming American law to incorporate this knowledge is the key to sustainability. This volume features top legal and resilience scholars speaking on resilience theory and its legal applications to climate change, biodiversity, national parks, and water law

ISBN

9780231160599

Publication Date

2014

Publisher

Columbia University Press

City

New York

Disciplines

Environmental Law | Water Law

Comments

Authors: Barbara A. Cosens and Craig A. Stow

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