Water Institutions: Policies, Performance and Prospects

AvChennat Gopalakrishnan,Cecilia Tortajada

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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Beskrivning

This is a global survey and assessment of the structure, evolution, and performance of water institutions -- administration policies and regulatory practices -- in regional, national, and international settings. The coverage includes analysis and discussion of the rationale for institutional innovations, based on case study findings; specific suggestions for sustainable institutional design; and recommendations for implementing institutional reforms.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-10-28
Mått:155 x 235 x 13 mm
Vikt:347 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Water Resources Development and Management
Antal sidor:210
Förlag:Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
ISBN:9783642062773

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From the reviews: "This study is a major, first attempt to address comprehensively and in-depth the many issues associated with the institutional innovation in water resource management. This book consists of nine original papers by a team of scholars and experts in water institutions and policies." (JAWRA, August, 2006)

Innehållsförteckning

Water Allocation and Management in Hawaii: A Case of Institutional Entropy.- Institutions for Resources Management: A Case Study from Sri Lanka.- Water Institutions in India: Structure, Performance, and Change.- Uphill Flow of Reform in China’s Irrigation Districts.- Institutions for Water Management in Mexico.- Water Institutions in the Middle East.- Institutions in South African International River Basins.- Property Rights, Water Rights and the Changing Scene in Western Water.- Finding a Modern Role for the Prior Appropriation Doctrine in the American West.