The foreseeable future for water planning : time to change /

People and societies conceptualise and experience time in fundamentally different ways. This basic aspect of perception significantly influences the way we frame problems and conceive solutions. This book shows how time perspectives differ across national cultures and across professional roles. It s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Segrave, Andrew James, Zouwen, Marielle Van Der, Vierssen, Wim Van
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : IWA Publishing, 2014.
Colección:KWR Watercycle Research Institute series.
Temas:
Water-supply > Planning.
Water-supply > Research.
Eau > Approvisionnement > Planification.
Eau > Approvisionnement > Recherche.
SCIENCE > Applied Sciences.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Water-supply > Planning
Water-supply > Research
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Copyright; Contents; Biographical Note; Acknowledgements; Summary; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1 Background; 1.2 Problem Statement and Research Questions; 1.3 Structure of the Book; Chapter 2: Interpretive framework; 2.1 Ontological Position and Model of Time Perspective; 2.2 Epistemological Position; 2.3 Conceptual Framework; Chapter 3: A new method; 3.1 Existing Methods; 3.2 Foreseeable Future Multi-measure Method; 3.3 Conclusions; Chapter 4: An empirical study in Brazil, Ghana, Japan and the Netherlands; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Material and Methods; 4.3 Results and Discussion.
  • 4.4 ConclusionsChapter 5: Mapping international ambiguity in Problem Space; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Method; 5.3 Results; 5.4 Discussion; 5.5 Conclusions; Chapter 6: Conclusions, implications and applications; 6.1 Conclusions; 6.2 Implications and Applications; 6.3 Theoretical Discussion; 6.4 List of Recommendations; References.

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