This book is focused exclusively on water problems in the 48 U.S. states. The authors provide an accessible overview of the work of many federal, state and academic researchers and water system administrators whose investigations have focused on the state of water and the water crisis now accelerating in the United States. David McNabb and Carl Swenson seek to bring to a wider audience some of the current research findings and data on the perilous state of the United States’ surface and groundwater resources during this time of climate change and the extreme drought taking place in many sections of the nation. Descriptions of the water resource systems are based on research and the subsequent findings published by water scientists in the United States Geological Survey, the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Corps of Engineers and water related agencies of the Departments of Agriculture and of the Interior and state and local water management agencies.

Fills a hole at the academic level, where budding administrators are rarely exposed to the demands and nuance of effectively responding to crises. Combines theory with practical, relevant, case studies to offer a comprehensive and effective approach to understanding methods in disaster management and response. When combined, collaboration and crisis management are fields that are still under studied, and the addition of content on the Covid-19 pandemic brings the book right up to date. Applicable to both academic and professional markets in the US, with the potential for international use Two very experienced and well regarded names, who are able to effectively combine their professional and academic expertise.

Fills a hole at the academic level, where budding administrators are rarely exposed to the demands and nuance of effectively responding to crises. Combines theory with practical, relevant, case studies to offer a comprehensive and effective approach to understanding methods in disaster management and response. When combined, collaboration and crisis management are fields that are still under studied, and the addition of content on the Covid-19 pandemic brings the book right up to date. Applicable to both academic and professional markets in the US, with the potential for international use Two very experienced and well regarded names, who are able to effectively combine their professional and academic expertise.

* Designed to help public organizations parse the new and emerging forms of public partnerships and to develop the skills needed to manage them * Explores the many different forms of collaboration in government, both formal and informal, including strategic alliances, intergovernmental networks, and public-private partnerships * Offers examples of how partnerships have been used in real public organizations, providing the reader with an understanding of how to apply them in a variety of contexts, as well as lessons that may be gleaned from the successes (and failures) of these collaborative models.

* Designed to help public organizations parse the new and emerging forms of public partnerships and to develop the skills needed to manage them * Explores the many different forms of collaboration in government, both formal and informal, including strategic alliances, intergovernmental networks, and public-private partnerships * Offers examples of how partnerships have been used in real public organizations, providing the reader with an understanding of how to apply them in a variety of contexts, as well as lessons that may be gleaned from the successes (and failures) of these collaborative models.