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Water Is The Resource That Will Determine The Wealth, Welfare, And Stability Of Many Countries In The Twenty-first Century. This Book Offers A New Approach To Managing Water That Will Overcome The Conflicts That Emerge When The Interactions Among Natural, Societal, And Political Forces Are Overlooked. At The Heart Of These Conflicts Are Complex Water Networks. In Managing Them, Science Alone Is Insufficient & Amp;nbsp;and So & Amp;nbsp;is Policy-making That Doesn't Take Science Into Account. Solutions Will Only Emerge If A Negotiated Or Diplomatic Approach That Blends Science, Policy, And Politics Is Used. A Water Management Fable For All Time / With Maia Majumder -- Challenging The Conventional Wisdom About Water Management -- Understanding And Characterizing Complex Water Management Networks -- Addressing Complex Water Management Problems -- A Non-zero Sum Approach To Water Negotiations / With Peter Kamminga And Paola Cecchi-dimeglio -- The Practice Of Water Diplomacy In A Nutshell / With Elizabeth Fierman -- The Indopotamia Role Play Simulation / With Catherine M. Ashcraft -- Photos -- Glossary -- Contributor Bios. Shafiqul Islam And Lawrence E. Susskind. Simultaneously Published In The Uk And Row--title Page Verso. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.