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Water and the law : towards sustainability / edited by Michael Kidd, Loretta Feris, Tumai Murombo and Alejandro Omar Iza

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: The IUCN Academy of Environmental Law SeriesEdward Elgar, 2014Description: xv, 393 pages; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781783479610
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • K3498 WAT
Contents:
1. Introduction : water and the law : towards sustainability / Michael Kidd and Loretta Feris 2. 'Dynamic Cooperation' : The Evolution of Transboundary Water Cooperation / Patricia Wouters 3. International Legal Perspectives on the Utilization of Trans-Boundary Rivers : The Case of the Ethiopian Renaissance (Nile) Dam / Habtamu Alebachew 4. The Complexities of Developing a Transboundary Water Resources Management Agreement : Experiences from the Nile Basin / Emmanuel B. Kasimbazi 5. Transboundary Groundwater Management : Comparison between International Law Codification and EU Water Policy / Adrien Bodart 6. A Jurisprudential Model for Sustainable Water Resources Governance / Douglas E. Fisher 7. Sustainability, Governance and Water Management in New Zealand / Trevor Daya-Winterbottom. 8. The Protection of Riparian Forests and Water Resources Conservation in Brazil / Maurício D. dos Santos, Carolina Dutra, Vladimir Garcia Magalhães and José Carlos L. da Silva 9. Achieving Ecologically Sustainable Development in Multi-level Water Governance Regimes : The Case of the Murray Darling Basin / Ganesh Keremane, Jennifer McKay and Zhifang Wu 10. Weighing of Interests in the Finnish Water Law : From Financial Evaluation to Normative Weight of Interests / Niko Soininen 11. Water Law : Adapting to Climate Change in South-Eastern Australia? / Anita Foerster 12. Developing an Institutional Legal Framework for Sustainable Regional Water Management in Times of Climate Change / Marleen van Rijswick and Imelda U. Tappeiner 13. Using Progressive Realization and Reasonableness to Evaluate Implementation Lags in the South African Water Management Reform Process / Ramin Pejan, Derick du Toit and Sharon Pollard 14. The Right to Water and its Misconceptions, Between Developed and Developing Countries / Nicola Lugaresi 15. The Endless Struggle of Indigenous Peoples in Protected Areas : The Bushmen's Challenge for Water Rights in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve / Alexander Ross Paterson
Summary: Water and the Law examines the critical relationship between law and the management of water resources in the context of ensuring environmental sustainability. The expert contributors highlight that current approaches to water governance embrace integrated water resources management and appreciation of the holistic nature of the hydrological cycle.
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Book Book Law Library Open Shelf K3498 WAT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 158107 Available BK146274
Book Book Law Library Open Shelf K3498 WAT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 158127 Available BK146247

Includes bibliography and index

1. Introduction : water and the law : towards sustainability / Michael Kidd and Loretta Feris
2. 'Dynamic Cooperation' : The Evolution of Transboundary Water Cooperation / Patricia Wouters
3. International Legal Perspectives on the Utilization of Trans-Boundary Rivers : The Case of the Ethiopian Renaissance (Nile) Dam / Habtamu Alebachew
4. The Complexities of Developing a Transboundary Water Resources Management Agreement : Experiences from the Nile Basin / Emmanuel B. Kasimbazi
5. Transboundary Groundwater Management : Comparison between International Law Codification and EU Water Policy / Adrien Bodart
6. A Jurisprudential Model for Sustainable Water Resources Governance / Douglas E. Fisher
7. Sustainability, Governance and Water Management in New Zealand / Trevor Daya-Winterbottom. 8. The Protection of Riparian Forests and Water Resources Conservation in Brazil / Maurício D. dos Santos, Carolina Dutra, Vladimir Garcia Magalhães and José Carlos L. da Silva
9. Achieving Ecologically Sustainable Development in Multi-level Water Governance Regimes : The Case of the Murray Darling Basin / Ganesh Keremane, Jennifer McKay and Zhifang Wu
10. Weighing of Interests in the Finnish Water Law : From Financial Evaluation to Normative Weight of Interests / Niko Soininen
11. Water Law : Adapting to Climate Change in South-Eastern Australia? / Anita Foerster
12. Developing an Institutional Legal Framework for Sustainable Regional Water Management in Times of Climate Change / Marleen van Rijswick and Imelda U. Tappeiner
13. Using Progressive Realization and Reasonableness to Evaluate Implementation Lags in the South African Water Management Reform Process / Ramin Pejan, Derick du Toit and Sharon Pollard
14. The Right to Water and its Misconceptions, Between Developed and Developing Countries / Nicola Lugaresi
15. The Endless Struggle of Indigenous Peoples in Protected Areas : The Bushmen's Challenge for Water Rights in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve / Alexander Ross Paterson

Water and the Law examines the critical relationship between law and the management of water resources in the context of ensuring environmental sustainability. The expert contributors highlight that current approaches to water governance embrace integrated water resources management and appreciation of the holistic nature of the hydrological cycle.

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