Contents: Foreword Robert A. Pietrowsky Preface 1. Water Resources Planning: Past, Present and Future John J. Boland and Duane Baumann 2. A History of the United States Water Resources Planning and Development Warren Viessman, Jr. Appendix 2.1 Evolution of Public Involvement in Water Planning Jerome Delli Priscoli Appendix 2.2 Nebraska Natural Resource Districts 3. The Theory and Practice of Benefit–Cost Analysis John J. Boland, Nicholas Flores and Charles W. Howe 4. Environmental Issues and Options in Water Resources Planning and Decision Making David H. Moreau and Daniel P. Loucks 5. On the Collaboration of Ecologists and Economists Clifford S. Russell and Mark Sagoff 6. Political Decision Making: Real Decisions in Real Political Contexts Peter Rogers, Lawrence MacDonnell and Peter Lydon Appendix 6.1 Overview of American Law for Allocation of Water 7. Making the Transition: Moving Water Resources Planning and Management into the Twenty-first Century Gerald E. Galloway Index