Incrementalism an alternative strategy to comprehensive river basin planning
For many decades, the idea of comprehensive river basin planning has enjoyed wide popularity among water planners, managers, engineers, and others. In its broadest sense, the approach takes a nicely defined geographic unit - the drainage basin - and develops the water resources of that unit for the benefit of people. This paper presents a survey of five early efforts of comprehensive river basin planning in the Delaware River basin. Particular attention is given to the fact that none of these plans was ever implemented. From this analysis emerges a refutation of the philosophy which holds that failure to develop is wasteful. The concept of nondevelopment is defined and shown to be a positive component is wasteful. The concept of nondevelopment is defined and show to be a positive component in water resources management. Incrementalism is then introduced and a case made for its adoption as a strategy in river basin development. As applied to society's use of the Upper Delaware basin's water resources, the effects of nondevelopment (and incrementalism) have been overwhelmingly beneficial, yet resources development can accommodate the rapid rate of change which prevalis in this country comprehensive river basin planning
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Minneapolis, Minn. (EUA)
1981
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| Subjects: | PLANIFICACION, CUENCAS, ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA, |
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