Liquid assets : an economic approach for water management and conflict resolution in the Middle East and beyond / / by Franklin M. Fisher ... [et al.] ; with special contributions by Amer Z., Salman, Emad K. Al-Karablieh

• Pubblicazione: Washington, DC, : Resources for the Future, c2005
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (272 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.91/00956
• Soggetto topico: Water resources development - Middle East; Water resources development - Jordan River Valley; Water-supply - Economic aspects - Middle East; Water-supply - Political aspects - Middle East; Water use - Middle East
• Altri autori: FisherFranklin M
• Note generali: "A RFF Press book."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-233) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Liquid AssetsAn Economic Approach for Water Management and Conflict Resolution in the Middle East and Beyond; Copyright; Contents; About the Authors; Preface; PART I: General Methodology; CHAPTER 1: Water and Economics; CHAPTER 2: The Water Allocation System Model: A Management Tool; CHAPTER 3: Crop Choice and Agricultural Demand for Water :Agricultural Submodel; CHAPTER 4: International Conflicts: Promoting Cooperation; PART II: Results for Israel, Palestine, and Jordan; A Note on Some Sensitive Issues; CHAPTER 5: Results for Israel; CHAPTER 6: Results for Palestine ; CHAPTER 7: Results for JordanCHAPTER 8: The Value of Cooperation; Notes; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Liquid Assets shows that the common view of water as an inevitable cause of future wars is neither rational nor necessary. Typically, two or more parties with claim to the same water sources are thought to play a zero-sum game with each side placing a high emotional and political value over the ownership of the water. However, Franklin Fisher and his coauthors demonstrate that when disputes in ownership are expressed as disputes about money values, in most cases, the benefits of ownership will be surprisingly small. By assigning an economic value to water and treating water as a tradable resou
• Titolo autorizzato: Liquid assets
• ISBN: 1-136-52556-4; 1-280-68696-0; 9786613663900; 1-136-52557-2; 1-936331-37-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910820107003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II