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Record Nr.

UNINA9910961002903321

Titolo

Water for the future : the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Israel, and Jordan / / Committee on Sustainable Water Supplies for the Middle East, Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Palestine Academy for Science and Technology, Royal Scientific Society Jordan, U.S. National Academy of Sciences

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1999

ISBN

9786612081460

9780309174251

0309174252

9780309517836

0309517834

9781282081468

1282081462

9780585047324

0585047324

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (242 p.)

Disciplina

628.1/694

Soggetti

Water-supply - Israel

Water resources development - Israel

Sustainable development - Israel

Water-supply - Jordan

Water resources development - Jordan

Sustainable development - Jordan

Water-supply - West Bank

Water resources development - West Bank

Sustainable development - West Bank

Water-supply - Gaza Strip

Water resources development - Gaza Strip

Sustainable development - Gaza Strip

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.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction and Background -- 2 The Study Area and Patterns of Water Use -- 3 Factors Affecting Patterns of Water Use -- 4 Water and the Environment -- 5 Options for the Future: Balancing Water Demand and Water Resources -- APPENDIX A Excerpts from the Treaty of Peace Between the State of Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan October 26, 1994 -- APPENDIX B Excerpts from the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and Gaza Strip September 28, 1995 -- APPENDIX C Effects of Water Use on Biodiversity in the Study Area -- APPENDIX D Guidelines for Rehabilitation of Rivers -- APPENDIX E Bibliography -- APPENDIX F List of Meeting Places and Dates -- APPENDIX G Committee on Sustainable Water Supplies for the Middle East Biographical Sketches.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is the result of a joint research effort led by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and involving the Royal Scientific Society of Jordan, the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, and the Palestine Health Council. It discusses opportunities for enhancement of water supplies and avoidance of overexploitation of water resources in the Middle East. Based on the concept that ecosystem goods and services are essential to maintaining water quality and quantity, the book emphasizes conservation, improved use of current technologies, and water management approaches that are compatible with environmental quality.