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The ever increasing use of water by competing users leads more and more to shortages of water. Insufficient water at the right time in the right place and with the right quality necessitates increasing sophistication in water resources management world-wide. Depending upon the natural availability of water and the socioeconomic development of a region or country different stages in analysis, planning, use and management can be discerned.
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Engelen, G.B., Kloosterman, F.H. (1996). Stages in the Development of Water Resources Management. In: Hydrological Systems Analysis. Water Science and Technology Library, vol 20. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0233-6_1
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