Water and Peace in the Middle East (eBook)

J. Isaac, H. Shuval (Herausgeber)

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1994 | 1. Auflage
528 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-0-08-087517-0 (ISBN)

Infos

The volume serves as an important mile-stone in the process called second track dialogue and cooperation between Israeli and Palestinian academics on crucial shared problems, the resolution of which is vital to the peace process. The book contains forty-one original papers dealing with almost all aspects of the Middle-Eastern water problems, and should serve as a useful reference to students, scholars and policy makers all over the world interested in understanding the complexities of the Middle-Eastern water conflicts.

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The volume serves as an important mile-stone in the process called "e;second track"e; dialogue and cooperation between Israeli and Palestinian academics on crucial shared problems, the resolution of which is vital to the peace process. The book contains forty-one original papers dealing with almost all aspects of the Middle-Eastern water problems, and should serve as a useful reference to students, scholars and policy makers all over the world interested in understanding the complexities of the Middle-Eastern water conflicts.

Inhalt

Front Cover 1
Water and Peace in the Middle East 4
Copyright Page 5
TABLE OF CONTENTS 16
Preface 10
SECTION I: GENERAL INTRODUCTION 20
Chapter 1. Vision can Make A Difference: Transboundary Issues 22
Chapter 2. A Projection of the Demand for Water in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, 1992-2005 30
Chapter 3. Water Management Policy in Israel: A Comprehensive Approach 54
Chapter 4. Reducing the Risks of Conflict over Fresh Water Resources in the Middle East 62
Chapter 5. Palestinian Water Supplies and Demands 76
Chapter 6. Management of Israel's Water Resources 90
Chapter 7. A Case for Demand-Side Water Management 104
SECTION II: THE JORDAN RIVER BASIN 114
Chapter 8. Water Utilization in the Yarmuk-Jordan, 1192 - 1992 116
Chapter 9. The Relevance of Johnston Plan to the Reality of 1993 and Beyond 130
Chapter 10. The Arab - Israeii Conflict over Water Resources 146
Chapter 11. A Budget of the Surface and Underground Water in Northern Jordan 158
Chapter 12. The Legal-Institutional Issues Involved in the Solution of Water Conflicts in the Middle East: The Jordan 186
SECTION III: GROUND WATER - THE MOUNTAIN AQUIFER AND GAZA 204
Chapter 13. An Israeli-Palestinian Water-Sharing Regime 206
Chapter 14. Eastward Groundwater Flow from the Mountain Aquifer 218
Chapter 15. Groundwater Allocation in Judea and Samaria 230
Chapter 16. The Development of the Water Resources of the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Some Key Issues 244
Chapter 17. International Law and the Mountain Aquifer 254
Chapter 18. Approaches to the Legal Aspects of the Conflict on Water Rights in Palestine/Israel 264
Chapter 19. Water Situation in the Gaea Strip 276
Chapter 20. The Gaza Strip Water Problem: An Emergency Solution for the Palestinian Population 286
SECTION IV: DEVELOPING ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCES 298
Chapter 21. Contribution of Water Imports to Israeli-Palestinian–Jordanian Peace 300
Chapter 22. Costs of Inter-Regional Conveyance of Water and Costs of Sea Water Desalination 316
Chapter 23. Replenishment of Palestinian Waters by Artificial Recharge as a Non-Controversial Option in Water Resource Management in the West Bank and Gaza Strip 328
Chapter 24. Potential Applications for Desalination in the Area 342
Chapter 25. The Role of Reclamation and Reuse in Addressing Community Water Needs in Israel and the West Bank 356
Chapter 26. Reuse of Waste Water for Irrigation in the West Bank: Some Aspects 366
Chapter 27. Fossil Water Under the Deserts of the Middle East: A Safeguard Against Strife 378
Chapter 28. The Peace Canal Project: A Multiple Conflict Resolution Perspective for the Middle East 390
SECTION V: APPROACHES TO RESOLVING THE WATER CONFLICTS 402
Chapter 29. Economic and Political Adjustments to Scarce Water in the Middle East 404
Chapter 30. A Novel Approach to the Allocation of International Water Resources 418
Chapter 31. Water Sharing Through Trade in Markets for Water Rights: An Il- Lustrative Application to the Middle East 428
Chapter 32. Water Policy in the Context of Palestinian Self-Government 442
Chapter 33. The Allocation and Marginal Value Product of Water in Israeli Agriculture 456
Chapter 34. Economics, Ecology and Equity: Lessons from the Energy Crisis in Managing Water Shared by Israelis and Palestinians 470
Chapter 35. Towards an Equitable Distribution of the Common Palestinian- Israeli Waters: An International Water Law Framework 480
Chapter 36. An Innovative Institutional Arrangement With Potential for Improving the Management of International Water Resources 498
Chapter 37. Proposed Principles and Methodology for the Equitable Allocation of the Water Resources Shared by the Israelis, Palestinians, Jordanians, Lebanese and Syrians 510
Chapter 38. The Development of a Water Resource Management Infrastructure for the West Bank and Gaza 526
Chapter 39. Conflict over Water in the Middle East from a Security and Strategic Point of View 534
Chapter 40. Legal Aspects of International Cooperation on Transboundary Water Resources 544
Chapter 41. A General View of the Water Situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (Opt.) 552
Chapter 42. Epilogue 558

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.4.1994
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Technische Chemie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Umweltrecht
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
• ISBN-10: 0-08-087517-3 / 0080875173
• ISBN-13: 978-0-08-087517-0 / 9780080875170