The Evolution Of National Water Regimes In Europe

Author : Stefan Kuks,Ingrid Kissling-Näf
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-05
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781402024849

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The Evolution of National Water Regimes in Europe by Stefan Kuks,Ingrid Kissling-Näf Pdf

All over the world countries struggle with water stress. Problems vary from water scarcity and a degrading water quality, to floods and a rising sea level due to climate change. The European Union adopted a Water Framework Directive to improve the sustainability of water management in its member states. Water management should be coordinated at the level of river basins as a whole. Interests of various user groups should be better represented. River basin visions should take into account the impact of all human activities on the status of the resource. Water legislation needs streamlining and more focus on its implementation. The European Union advocates regulating water prices by charging the costs of water services on the basis of full cost recovery and the polluter pays principle. This book examines the development of water management in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy and Switzerland. It is based on the European research project EUWARENESS. The authors apply a theoretical framework for the analysis of institutional regimes, water governance and property rights. The evolution of national water resource regimes is described over a period of almost 200 years (1800-2000). The long-term perspective enables the reader to see the conditions under which regime transformation and paradigm change are made possible. The book also includes a critical analysis of policy making by the European Union, and a comparative review and analysis of regime development in the six countries involved. This book is followed by another volume published with Kluwer Academic Publishers on "Integrated Governance and Water Basin Management", edited by Hans Bressers and Stefan Kuks.

Author : Aysegul Kibaroglu,Waltina Scheumann,Annika Kramer
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2011-08-19
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783642196362

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Turkey's Water Policy by Aysegul Kibaroglu,Waltina Scheumann,Annika Kramer Pdf

Water is a strategic natural resource of vital importance to all nations. As such it has been the cause of several international disputes. For Turkey especially, water is crucial to social and economic development. Turkey’s current national water regime that emphasises water resources development and management for productive uses, however, faces growing environmental concerns and international criticism regarding transboundary water cooperation. Furthermore, EU accession requires Turkey to adopt an extensive and ambitious body of EU water law. To understand Turkey’s position to international water law, the national policies and socio-economic circumstances that impact water resources management need to be considered. This book fills the existing knowledge gap through a broad perspective and analysis of the current state of Turkey’s water policy and its management of both national and transboundary waters. It is a unique undertaking that brings together Turkish and international authors, practitioners and academics, covering all aspects of water management

Author : Joseph W. Dellapenna,Gupta Joyeeta
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2009-04-21
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781402098673

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The Evolution of the Law and Politics of Water by Joseph W. Dellapenna,Gupta Joyeeta Pdf

According to a famous Talmudic story (Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Shabbat: 31a), a gentile once approached Rabbi Hillel and asked to be taught the entire Torah while standing on one foot. Hillel replied, ‘Love your neighbour as yourself. That is the entire Torah. The rest is simply an explanation. Go and learn it!’ In much the same way, Jewish law can be described in one word—Torah. All the rest is simply an explanation. The Torah, also known as the Bible, the five books of Moses, and the Pentateuch, was written over 3,000 years ago. Since then, Jewish law has developed various interpretations and applications of the Torah, interpretations of those interpre- tions, and so on. Jewish law contains civil dictates as well as religious protocol. Problems that arose in the framework of religious life and problems surrounding civil relationships both found solutions in the same legal source—the Torah and the Halacha, the Jewish legal interpretations and rulings. This chapter on water law in the Jewish tradition provides insight into Jewish law and custom in general, and rules related to the protection of water sources in particular. One should not look, however, to find a written code of Jewish law, as there is none.

Author : Aysegul Kibaroglu,Waltina Scheumann,Annika Kramer
Publisher : Springer
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2011-08-24
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 3642196373

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Turkey's Water Policy by Aysegul Kibaroglu,Waltina Scheumann,Annika Kramer Pdf

Water is a strategic natural resource of vital importance to all nations. As such it has been the cause of several international disputes. For Turkey especially, water is crucial to social and economic development. Turkey’s current national water regime that emphasises water resources development and management for productive uses, however, faces growing environmental concerns and international criticism regarding transboundary water cooperation. Furthermore, EU accession requires Turkey to adopt an extensive and ambitious body of EU water law. To understand Turkey’s position to international water law, the national policies and socio-economic circumstances that impact water resources management need to be considered. This book fills the existing knowledge gap through a broad perspective and analysis of the current state of Turkey’s water policy and its management of both national and transboundary waters. It is a unique undertaking that brings together Turkish and international authors, practitioners and academics, covering all aspects of water management

Author : Stefan Kuks,Hans Bressers
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781402024825

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Integrated Governance and Water Basin Management by Stefan Kuks,Hans Bressers Pdf

This book examines water management integration in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy and Switzerland, based on the European research project EUWARENESS. Coverage includes 12 country-specific case studies, examining theory on water governance, institutional regimes, and property rights, resulting in a tool for monitoring the progress of integrated water management at the basin level in EU member states or other countries.

Author : Vakur Sumer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780857728890

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Water and Politics in Turkey by Vakur Sumer Pdf

As Turkey approaches EU membership it faces the challenge of implementing the requirements of the WFD by the date of its accession to the union, something that will require major structural change and financial investment. Water and Politics in Turkey provides a comprehensive, detailed and authoritative examination of all aspects water management and water resources in Turkey, from evaluation of existing institutions and practices to assessing the difficulties inherent in the enormous changes that must be implemented as Turkey prepares for EU membership. It will be essential reading for water professionals, policy makers, environmentalists, and all those with an interest in Turkey the workings of the European Union.

Author : V I Grover
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781439842867

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Water by V I Grover Pdf

Water is one of the most essential element for the survival of living beings. With the increase in demand and decreasing quality and quantity, water has become one of the major issues and problems in the world today. It is unevenly distributed geographically and temporally, resulting in surpluses for some people and a threat for others. This book c

Author : R.K. Mishra,Samanta Sahu
Publisher : Allied Publishers
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-15
Category : Water resources development
ISBN : 9788184247527

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Water Governance by R.K. Mishra,Samanta Sahu Pdf

This present volume contains 18 contributions, papers presented in four technical sessions during the national seminar on Governance and Management of water. The volume analyses the present crisis of water from different aspects and provides an opportunity to address the challenges on effective water governance and management. By focusing on different cases from around the country, the colume generates new ideas and hopes for probable of such challenges.

Author : Joseph W. Dellapenna,Joyeeta Gupta
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2021-08-31
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781783477005

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Water Law by Joseph W. Dellapenna,Joyeeta Gupta Pdf

This volume of the Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Law provides thorough and detailed coverage of the changing meanings and roles of water law, from the local to the global. It examines the rules of ownership, rights of use, and dispute resolution that address access, allocation, and protection of water resources. Written by leading scholars and practitioners from across the globe, this authoritative volume will be a vital resource for all scholars and students of environmental law.

Author : Vasileios A. Tzanakakis,Nikolaos V. Paranychianakis,Andreas N. Angelakis
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783039433063

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Water Supply and Water Scarcity by Vasileios A. Tzanakakis,Nikolaos V. Paranychianakis,Andreas N. Angelakis Pdf

This Book includes selected papers that has been published in the Water journal Special Issue (SI) on Water Supply and Water Scarcity. Moreover, an overview of the SI is included. The papers selected for publication in the SI include review and research papers on water history, on water management issues under water scarcity regimes, on rainwater harvesting, on water quality and degradation, and on climatic variability impacts on water resources. Overall, the issue identify and highlight the main challenges in water sector, and particularly in management and protection of water resources and in use of alternative (non-conventional) water resources, especially in areas with demographic change and climate vulnerability in order to achieve sustainable and secure water supply. Furthermore, general guidelines and possible solutions for an improved and sophisticated water management system are proposed and discussed, such as the adoption of advanced technological solutions and practices that improve water-use efficiency and the use of alternative water resources, to address the growing environmental and health issues and to reduce the emerging conflicts among water users.

Author : Connor, Richard
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-23
Category : Energy development
ISBN : 9789231000713

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The United Nations world water development report 2015: water for a sustainable world by Connor, Richard Pdf

The United Nations World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) is hosted and led by UNESCO. WWAP brings together the work of 31 UN-Water Members as well as 37 Partners to publish the United Nations World Water Development Report (WWDR) series. Under the theme Water for Sustainable Development, the WWDR 2015 has been prepared as a contribution from UN-Water to the discussions surrounding the post-2015 framework for global sustainable development. Highlighting water's unique and often complex role in achieving various sustainable development objectives, the WWDR 2015 is addressed to policy- and decision-makers inside and outside the water community, as well as to anyone with an interest in freshwater and its many life-giving benefits. The report sets an aspirational yet achievable vision for the future of water towards 2050 by describing how water supports healthy and prosperous human communities, maintains well functioning ecosystems and ecological services, and provides a cornerstone for short and long-term economic development. It provides an overview of the challenges, issues and trends in terms of water resources, their use and water-related services like water supply and sanitation. The report also offers, in a rigorous yet accessible manner, guidance about how to address these challenges and to seize the opportunities that sound water management provides in order to achieve and maintain economic, social and environmental sustainability.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2005-12
Category : Economics
ISBN : UCSD:31822032768913

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Journal of Economic Literature by Anonim Pdf

Author : Prachanda Pradhan,Upendra Gautam
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Irrigation
ISBN : CORNELL:31924101582496

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Farmer Managed Irrigation Systems and Governance Alternatives by Prachanda Pradhan,Upendra Gautam Pdf

Author : Arthur James Wells
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1884 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Bibliography, National
ISBN : UOM:39015066099196

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The British National Bibliography by Arthur James Wells Pdf

Author : Stefan Schmutz,Jan Sendzimir
Publisher : Springer
Page : 571 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319732503

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Riverine Ecosystem Management by Stefan Schmutz,Jan Sendzimir Pdf

This open access book surveys the frontier of scientific river research and provides examples to guide management towards a sustainable future of riverine ecosystems. Principal structures and functions of the biogeosphere of rivers are explained; key threats are identified, and effective solutions for restoration and mitigation are provided. Rivers are among the most threatened ecosystems of the world. They increasingly suffer from pollution, water abstraction, river channelisation and damming. Fundamental knowledge of ecosystem structure and function is necessary to understand how human acitivities interfere with natural processes and which interventions are feasible to rectify this. Modern water legislation strives for sustainable water resource management and protection of important habitats and species. However, decision makers would benefit from more profound understanding of ecosystem degradation processes and of innovative methodologies and tools for efficient mitigation and restoration. The book provides best-practice examples of sustainable river management from on-site studies, European-wide analyses and case studies from other parts of the world. This book will be of interest to researchers in the field of aquatic ecology, river system functioning, conservation and restoration, to postgraduate students, to institutions involved in water management, and to water related industries.