LEADER 04514nam 2200937 a 450 001 9910961002903321 005 20251017110056.0 010 $a9786612081460 010 $a9780309174251 010 $a0309174252 010 $a9780309517836 010 $a0309517834 010 $a9781282081468 010 $a1282081462 010 $a9780585047324 010 $a0585047324 035 $a(CKB)110986584753522 035 $a(OCoLC)42417764 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10041045 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000269289 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11192069 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000269289 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10248741 035 $a(PQKB)11079063 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3375625 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3375625 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10041045 035 $a(OCoLC)923257661 035 $a(Perlego)4735159 035 $a(DNLM)1646815 035 $a(BIP)47562832 035 $a(EXLCZ)99110986584753522 100 $a19970925d1999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aWater for the future $ethe West Bank and Gaza Strip, Israel, and Jordan /$fCommittee 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 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cNational Academy Press$d1999 215 $a1 online resource (242 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780309064217 311 08$a030906421X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aFront 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. 330 $aThis 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. 606 $aWater-supply$zIsrael 606 $aWater resources development$zIsrael 606 $aSustainable development$zIsrael 606 $aWater-supply$zJordan 606 $aWater resources development$zJordan 606 $aSustainable development$zJordan 606 $aWater-supply$zWest Bank 606 $aWater resources development$zWest Bank 606 $aSustainable development$zWest Bank 606 $aWater-supply$zGaza Strip 606 $aWater resources development$zGaza Strip 606 $aSustainable development$zGaza Strip 615 0$aWater-supply 615 0$aWater resources development 615 0$aSustainable development 615 0$aWater-supply 615 0$aWater resources development 615 0$aSustainable development 615 0$aWater-supply 615 0$aWater resources development 615 0$aSustainable development 615 0$aWater-supply 615 0$aWater resources development 615 0$aSustainable development 676 $a628.1/694 712 02$aCommittee on Sustainable Water Supplies for the Middle East. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910961002903321 996 $aWater for the future$94360437 997 $aUNINA