Editorial -- 1 River Basin Development and Ecosystem Approaches -- Synthesis and Conclusions River Basin Strategy for Coordinated Land and Water Conservation -- River basin development strategies in the Tisza valley -- Ecosystem modelling of a river basin -- Ecosystem approaches to river basin planning -- Methodology for monitoring and evaluation of integrated land and water development -- 2 Complementarity of Land and Water Conservation -- 2.1 Importance of soil conservation in the context of river basin realities -- Problems related to coordinated control and management of land and water resources — Some perceptions derived from the Indian experience -- Seeking a new balance in deteriorating upper Citarum basin in West Java -- Methods of land and water conservation in the Wuding river basin -- Soil and water conservation on the Chinese loess plateau—The example of the Xio Shi Guo Brigade -- Catchment ecosystems and traditional village tank cascades in the dry zone of Sri Lanka -- Control and management of land-use and water resources of Bhavani river basin in Tamil Nadu, India -- Problems of land use and water resources management in the upper Tana catchment in Kenya -- 2.2 Whole river basin as an interactive system -- Upstream-downstream interactions as natural constraints to basin-wide planning for China’s River Huang -- Some strategic principles for long-term river basin development — The case of Han river -- The integrated river basin development. The challenges to the Nile basin countries -- 2.3 Managing water quality impact in industrialized countries -- Approach to eutrophication problems close to an expanding metropolis in Australia -- The changing Illinois river -- Water-course monitoring in a Swedish river basin: growth, development and future -- 3 Conflict Management; Tools and Principles -- 3.1 Formal and non-formal options in conflict management -- Legal and administrative tools for river basin development -- Legal, administrative and economic tools for conflict resolution. Perspectives on river basin management in industrialized countries -- Environmental conflicts: Structure and management -- 3.2 Importance of time perspective -- Problems of water reallocation in Colorado - America’s most fully utilized river -- Conflict between flood preparedness and drought preparedness in the Colorado river basin -- Water resources conflicts in integrated river basin development. The case of Kävlinge river -- 3.3 Political interference and the role of traditions in management -- The making and the breaking of agreement on the Ganges -- The Mahaweli strategy of Sri Lanka — Great expectation of a small nation -- Coordinated management of land and water resources; regionalization and institutions -- Equity issues in the implementation of river basin planning -- 4 River Basin Resources Administration and Analysis -- 4.1 Approaches in river basin administration and development -- Different types of river basin entities — A global outlook -- The river basin concept as seen from a management perspective in USA -- The Thames basin, England — Legal and administrative system -- The relevance of river basin approach for coordinated land and water conservation and management -- Rationale for establishing a river basin authority in Tanzania -- Models for resource analysis and policy implications in a river basin context -- Methodologies for water resources policy analysis in river basins -- Problems related to growing urban systems from a river basin perspective.