Socio-technical instruments in the field of Integrated Water Resources Management

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As defined by the Global Water Partnership (GWP) Integrated Water Resources Management refers to the coordi-nated development and management of water, land and related resources for optimising economic and social welfare without compromising the sustainability of vital environmental systems. It is obvious that this is a complex issue where we need new approaches to the assessment, development and management. To assist processes in IWRM so-cio-technical tools as for instance Decision Support Systems (DSS) can be very helpful. A DSS for IWRM can be understood as a socio-technical instrument which is a machine, a tool and a medium which promotes better under-standing and handling of such complex system as river basins in a coherent and transparent management process with mutual learning.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEnvironmental Informatics and Industrial Environmental Protection: Concepts, Methods and Tools : EnviroInfo 2009 ; 23rd International Conference on Informatics for Environmental Protection ; proceedings of the 23rd International Conference Environmental Informatics - Informatics for environmental protection, sustainable development and risk management, September 09 - 11, 2009, HTW Berlin, University of Applied Sciences, Germany
EditorsVolker Wohlgemuth, Bernd Page, Kristina Voigt
Number of pages8
VolumeSessions
PublisherShaker Verlag
Publication date2009
Pages299-304
ISBN (print)9783832283971
Publication statusPublished - 2009
Event23rd International Conference on Informatics for Environmental Protection - 2009 - Berlin, Germany
Duration: 09.09.200911.09.2009
Conference number: 23
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