TY - BOOK AU - James,L.Douglas TI - Man & water: the social sciences in management of water resources SN - 9780813163444 AV - HD1691 .M369 1974 PY - 1974/// CY - [Lexington] PB - University Press of Kentucky KW - Water resources development KW - Social sciences KW - Research KW - Electronic Books N1 - "A publication of the Center for Developmental Change and the Kentucky Water Resources Institute, University of Kentucky."; 1; Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; 1 The Challenge to the Social Science; 2 Anthropological Contributions to the Cultural Ecology and Management of Water Resource; 3 Economics and Economists in Water Resources Development; 4 Role of Geography in Water Resources Management; 5 To ward a Political Science of Water Resources Decisions; 6 Recent Sociological Contributions to Water Resource Management and Development; 7 Reviews and Observations; 8 Recommendations from a Water Resources Planning Viewpoint; 9 Epilogue: Recommendations from a Social Science Viewpoint; Notes on Contributors; 2; b N2 - Modern man is beginning, painfully, to learn that he can continue to enjoy basic resources like water only through careful planning and control. This book indicates what social scientists have contributed in the past and seeks to encourage their future participation in this critical area. The study first describes the background of water use planning and defines the specific problems of control. Then five social scientists, representing the fields of anthropology, economics, geography, political science, and sociology, review the contributions their disciplines have made and discuss the problem UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=938755&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -