内容简介
Globaltrendssuchasurbanization,demographicandclimatechangethatarecurrentlyunderwayposeseriouschallengestosustainabledevelopmentandintegratedresourcesmanagement.Thecomplexrelationsbetweendemands,resourceavailabilityandqualityandfinancialandphysicalconstraintscanbeaddressedbyknowledgebasedpoliciesandreformofprofessionalpractice.Thenexusapproachrecognizestheurgentneedforthisknowledgeanditsinterpretationinapolicy-relevantsettingthatisguidedbytheunderstandingthatthereisalackofblueprintsfordevelopmentbasedonintegratedmanagementofwater,soilandwasteresourcesintheMemberStates.Generationandapplicationofknowledgeisbothapriorityforindividualbutalsoinstitutionalcapacitydevelopment.