Water Institutions: Policies, Performance and Prospects

Author:   Chennat Gopalakrishnan ,  Cecilia Tortajada ,  Asit K. Biswas
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005
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9783642062773


Pages:   210
Publication Date:   28 October 2010
Format:   Paperback
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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.

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Author:   Chennat Gopalakrishnan ,  Cecilia Tortajada ,  Asit K. Biswas
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9783642062773


ISBN 10:   3642062776
Pages:   210
Publication Date:   28 October 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

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.

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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)


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)


"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)"


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)


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