Water

A Source of Conflict or Cooperation?
1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-1-57808-511-8
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 372 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 722 g

This volume describes various scenarios of conflict and cooperation over water resources among stakeholders in a variety of settings. It discusses treaty making over international rivers, bilateral cooperation on river development between South Africa and Lesotho, the political economy of water supply in the Pacific Island region, the establishment of the Mekong River Commission in Southeast Asia, comparative river basin management in the United States and South Korea, and the International Joint Commission formed by Canada and the United States to resolve boundary water conflicts. The book also explores national domestic conflicts over water resources in Bangladesh and China, Cold War hydropolitics in Southern Africa, water management conflicts in the Niger River Basin of West Africa, and water as commodity and source of conflict in Australia.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Grover, Velma I.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Wasserversorgung, Wasseraufbereitung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction. Asia. Africa. Australia. Comparisons between Continents. North America. South Pacific.

Über Autor(innen)

Velma I. Grover, Natural Resource Consultant, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada