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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818766703321

Autore

Gordon Frederick D. <1967->

Titolo

Freshwater resources and interstate cooperation : strategies to mitigate an environmental risk / / Frederick D. Gordon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, NY, : SUNY Press, c2008

ISBN

0-7914-7734-7

1-4356-9561-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (187 p.)

Disciplina

333.91/17

Soggetti

Water resources development - International cooperation

Fresh water - Government policy - International cooperation

Environmental policy - International cooperation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p.149-165) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- FRESHWATER RESOURCES AND INTERSTATE COOPERATION -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Overview of Explanatory Theories for Interpreting Interstate Water Accords -- 3. A Quantitative Assessment of Interstate Water Accords,1950-1999 -- 4. Comparative Case Study Introduction and Case Study Number One(Low Level of Cooperation) -- 5. Case Study Number Two:Lesotho Highlands Water Accords(Medium Level of Cooperation) -- 6. The 1994 Convention on Cooperation for the Protectionand Sustainable Use of the River Danube(High Level of Cooperation) -- 7. Conclusion -- Appendix A. Tables -- Appendix B. Figures -- Appendix C. Maps -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

Sommario/riassunto

Examines state cooperation over increasingly scarce water resources.