Managing Water Resources, Past and Present The Linacre Lectures 2002 |
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| Author:
| Trottier, Julie
Slack, Paul |
| Series title: | Linacre Lectures |
| ISBN: | 978-1-281-34586-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2010 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $179.55 |
Book Description:
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A multi-disciplinary analysis of the evolution of water politics and policy by an international team of distinguished experts. Water management in the Middle Ages in Europe, its evolution in the USA, the elaboration of the European Water Framework Directive, the British experience of water management, the over-exploitation of African aquifers, and the evolution of the water situation in Southern Africa are all examined. This volume underlines the fact that only an integrative and...
More DescriptionA multi-disciplinary analysis of the evolution of water politics and policy by an international team of distinguished experts. Water management in the Middle Ages in Europe, its evolution in the USA, the elaboration of the European Water Framework Directive, the British experience of water management, the over-exploitation of African aquifers, and the evolution of the water situation in Southern Africa are all examined. This volume underlines the fact that only an integrative and interdisciplinary understanding can lead to genuinely improved water management practices that will not benefit some social groups at the expense of others.