Public participation in the governance of international freshwater resources / edited by Carl Bruch ... [and others].

"Many of the chapters in this volume were first delivered at a symposium on 'Improving public participation and governance in international watershed management,' held on 18-19 April 2003 in Charlottesville, Virginia."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- From theory to practice: an overview of approaches to involving the public in international watershed management / Carl Bruch ... [and others] -- PART I: THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS -- Evolution of public involvement in international watercourse management / Carl Bruch -- Transboundary ecosystem governance: beyond sovereignty? / Bradley C. Karkkainen -- Implications of the information society on participatory governance / Hans van Ginkel -- PART II: EXPERIENCES FROM INTERNATIONAL WATERSHEDS -- Public participation in the management of the Danube River: necessary but neglected / Ruth Greenspan Bell, Libor Jansky -- Citizens working across national borders: the experience in the North American Great Lakes / John Jackson -- Public participation in watershed management in theory and practice: a Mekong River Basin perspective / Prachoom Chomshai -- Public participation in Southern African watercourses / Michael Kidd, Nevil W. Quinn -- Public involvement in water resource management within the Okavango River Basin / Peter Ashton, Marian Neal -- PART III: INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS -- Access to information, public participation, and conflict resolution at the World Bank / Charles E. Di Leva -- Improving governance and public participation in international watercourse management: experience of the African Development Bank in the Senegal River Basin / Aboubacar Fall, Angela Cassar -- A North American toolbox for public involvement in international watershed issues / Geoffrey Garver -- PART IV: LESSONS FROM DOMESTIC WATERCOURSES -- Improving sustainable management of Kenyan fisheries resources through public participation / Nancy Gitonga -- Public participation in a multijurisdictional resource recovery: lessons from the Chesapeake Bay Program / Roy A. Hoagland -- Chesapeake Bay protection: business in the open / Rebecca Hanmer -- A cooperative process for PCB TMDL development in the Delaware Estuary / Tomlinson Fort III -- Public participation in the resettlement process of dam-construction projects: a post-project survey of the Saguling and Cirata dams in Indonesia / Mikiyasu Nakayama -- PART V: EMERGING TOOLS -- Internet-based tools for disseminating information and promoting public participation in international watercourse management / Carl Bruch -- Capabilities and limitations of decision support systems in facilitating access to information / Kazimierz A. Salewicz -- Sketches from life: adaptive ecosystem management and public learning / John Volkman -- The Colorado River through the Grand Canyon: applying alternative dispute resolution methods to public participation / Mary Orton -- Public participation in the development of guidelines for regional environmental impact assessment of transboundary aquatic ecosystems of East Africa / George Michael Sikoyo -- Access to justice through the Central American Water Tribunal / Juan Miguel Picolotti, Kristin L. Crane -- Conclusion -- Strategies for advancing public involvement in international watershed management / Carl Bruch ... [and others]