Water accounting : international approaches to policy and decision-making / edited by Jayne M Godfrey, Keryn Chalmers.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. I. Water accounting systems. Beyond the hydrographers' legacy : water accounting in Australia / Maryanne Slattery, Keryn Chalmers and Jayne M Godfrey -- The system of environmental-economic accounting for water : development, implementation and use / Michael Vardon [and others] -- Water footprint accounting / Arjen Y. Hoekstra -- Water accounting to assess use and productivity of water : evolution of a concept and new frontiers / Poolad Karimi [and others] -- pt. II. Application and evaluation of water accounting systems. Water accounting in mining and minerals processing / Claire M. Cote [and others] -- Potential for the application of general purpose water accounting in South Africa / Denis A. Hughes, Esther Corral, and Nikite W.J. Muller -- Potential role of standardized water accounting in Spanish basins / Joaqu Andreu [and others] -- Development and application of the system of environmental-economic accounting for water in China / Hong Gan [and others].

Two perspectives of water resource accounting : comparing the Australian and the United Nations approaches / Eric Mungatana and Rashid Hassan -- pt. III. Contemporary issues addressed by water accounting. The impossible planetary trust : intergenerational equity, long-term investment and water governance and regulation / Gordon L. Clark and Claire Woods -- Water accounting, corporate sustainability and the public interest / Mike Muller -- Water accounting and conflict mitigation / Lise Pretorius and Anthony Turton -- The role of a water accounting system in the avoidance and resolution of international water disputes / Andrew Allan -- Water accounting issues in California / Jay R. Lund -- Accounting for water rights in the western United States / Mark Squillace.

One of the most pressing global issues of the 21st Century is the scarcity of water of a quantity appropriate to ensure economic, environmental and social sustainability. In addressing the issue through policy and management, of critical importance is access to high quality information. JM Godfrey, ANU and K Chalmers, Monash Uni.