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The evolution of the law and politics of water
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- Creator
- Joseph W. Dellapenna, Joyeeta Gupta, editors
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- New York : Springer, [2009]
- ©2009
- Physical Details
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- xix, 413 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- ISBNs
- 1402098677, 9786612236495, 9781402098666, 904818214X, 1402098669, 9789048182145, 1282236490
- OCLC
- ocn310400869, ocn405547164
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 1 The Evolution of Global Water Law -- Joseph W. Dellapenna and Joyeeta Gupta -- 2 Mesopotamia: A History of Water and Law -- Itzchak E. Kornfeld -- 3 Islamic Law and the Politics of Water -- Thomas Naff -- 4 Water in the Jewish Legal Tradition -- Richard Laster, Rabbi David Aronovsky, and Dan Livney
- PART II EVOLVING NATIONAL LAW AND POLITICS -- 5 Brazil: The Evolution of the Law and Politics of Water -- Paulo José Leite Farias -- 6 South Africa: The Development of Water Law -- Michael Kidd -- 7 East African Water Regimes: The Case of Kenya -- David Nilsson and Ezekiel Nyangeri Nyanchaga -- 8 Israel: The Evolution of Water Law and Policy -- Richard Laster and Dan Livney -- 9 Russia: Historical Dimensions of Water Management -- Vladimir Kotov -- 10 India: Evolution of Water Law and Policy -- Philippe Cullet and Joyeeta Gupta -- 11 Australia: The Problem of Sustainability in Water -- Jennifer McKay and Simon Marsden -- 12 United States: The Allocation of Surface Waters -- Joseph W. Dellapenna -- 13 United States: The Emergence of Environmental -- Considerations -- Sandra Zellmer
- PART III EVOLVING SUPRANATIONAL AND REGIONAL -- Water Law and Politics -- 14 European Community Water Policy -- Paulo Canelas de Castro -- 15 Southern Africa: Evolving Regional Water -- Law and Politics -- Pieter van der Zaag -- 16 The Jordan Basin: Evolution of the Rules -- Robbie Sahel -- 17 The North American Great Lakes -- Noah D. Hall -- 18 The Rio de la Plata Basin -- Griselda D. Capaldo -- PART IV CURRENT TRENDS IN INTERNATIONAL WATER LAW -- 19 Case Law on International Watercourses -- Lilian del Castillo-Laborde -- 20 International Cooperation on Water Resources -- Maria Manuela Farrajota -- 21 Public Participation in Water Governance -- Jona Razzaque -- 22 The Market Alternative -- Joseph W. Dellapenna -- PART V CONCLUSIONS -- 23 The Challenges for the Twenty-First Century: A Critical Approach -- Joyeeta Gupta and Joseph W. Dellapenna