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UNINA9910789479303321 |
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Titolo |
Shared borders, shared waters : Israeli-Palestinian and Colorado River Basin water challenges / / editors, Sharon B. Megdal, Robert G. Varady and Susanna Eden, the University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA |
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Leiden, The Netherlands : , : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, , [2013] |
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©2013 |
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ISBN |
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0-429-21187-2 |
0-203-59768-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (306 p.) |
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Water-supply - Israel - Management |
Water-supply - Arizona - Management |
Water resources development |
Integrated water development |
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Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di contenuto |
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section 1. Water development : infrastructure and institutions -- section 2. Political ad economic perspectives on water -- section 3. Learning from comparison -- section 4. Challenges, new and old : climate change and wastewater -- section 5. Expanding water supplies : promising strategies and technologies. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This collection of papers examines water management in two of the world's prominent, arid transboundary areas facing similar challenges. In the Middle East, the chronically water-short Israeli-Palestinian region has recognized the need both to conserve and supplement its traditional water sources. Across the globe on the North American continent, Arizona-a state in the southwestern United States bordering Mexico-relies significantly on the overallocated Colorado River, as well as on non-renewable groundwater supplies. For both regions, sustainable and cost-effective solutions clearly requir |
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