Governance of a Transboundary River: The Rhône

Author:   Christian Bréthaut ,  Géraldine Pflieger
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2020
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9783030195533


Pages:   217
Publication Date:   05 August 2019
Format:   Hardback
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This book examines the issues at stake in transboundary water governance, it spotlights the Rhône River, a biophysical entity of enormous historical, political and economic importance. The Rhône has long been viewed essentially as a tool for energy production, heavily canalized and exploited by a series of dams and nuclear power plants – with the result that those who live along this great river have simply turned away.  Basing their work on a detailed analysis of the history and the current management of the Rhône, the authors explore the challenges linked with transboundary river basin governance including relevant international water law, appropriation of river and river resources by Nation States. Finally, they discuss a diverse range of institutional architectures and outlines several solutions that might cope with the growing complexity of transboundary management of a major river. The book will be of interest to scholars in fields such asenvironment studies, water policy and Natural Resource Management, it also has relevance to water managers and entrepreneurs concerned with staying abreast of developments in water policy and governance.

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Author:   Christian Bréthaut ,  Géraldine Pflieger
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2020
Weight:   0.535kg
ISBN:  

9783030195533


ISBN 10:   3030195538
Pages:   217
Publication Date:   05 August 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Exploring Rhône’s transboundary governance.- Chapter 2: Types of transboundary water governance regimes: theoretical discussion and empirical illustrations.- Chapter 3: From local uses towards appropriation by nation-states .- Chapter 4: The emergence of multifunctional transboundary river governance.- Chapter 5: Towards integration? Looking for a best-fit governance model.- Chapter 5: Towards integration? Looking for a best-fit governance model. 

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Christian Bréthaut is an assistant professor at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. He is the Co-Director of the UNESCO Chair in Hydropolitics and leads the Geneva Water Hub’s Research and Education component. His work centres on public policy analysis, institutionalism and political ecology, with a particular interest in water governance. He is currently focusing on transboundary rivers and on governance of the water-food-energy nexus. Géraldine Pflieger is Professor of Environmental Policy in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. She is Co-Director of the UNESCO Chair in Hydropolitics and Director of the University of Geneva’s Institute for Environmental Sciences. Her current research interests focus on the regulation of shared and common natural resources. 

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