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Governance of Water-Related Conflicts in Agriculture
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Hardcover. Discusses the role co-operation can play in complying with European environmental legislation, in the EU Nitrates and Water Framework Directives, and in achieving a sustainable agriculture. This title analyzes the feasibility of meeting environmental standards by the application of voluntary agreements between farmers and water suppliers. Editor(s): Brouwer, Floor M. (Agricultural Economics Research Institute (LEI), The Hague, Netherlands); Heinz, Ingo (Institute of Environmental Research (INFU), University of Dortmund, Germany); Zabel, Thomas (Water Research Centre, Swindon). Series: Environment & Policy. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 167 x 11. Weight in Grams: 510.
This book deals with voluntary approaches between farmers and water suppliers as an instrument to meet environmental standards, impacted by agricultural activities, more economically efficient and environmentally effective than by exclusive application of alternative instruments including command-and-control approaches. The book is based largely on the results of the research project 'Co-operative Agreements in Agriculture as an Instrument to Improve the Economic Efficiency and Economic Effectiveness of the European Water Policy', which was supplemented for specific issues by key experts. The research was partly funded by the European Commission under the Specific RTD Programme in the Field of Environment and Climate ... Read more
This book deals with voluntary approaches between farmers and water suppliers as an instrument to meet environmental standards, impacted by agricultural activities, more economically efficient and environmentally effective than by exclusive application of alternative instruments including command-and-control approaches. The book is based largely on the results of the research project 'Co-operative Agreements in Agriculture as an Instrument to Improve the Economic Efficiency and Economic Effectiveness of the European Water Policy', which was supplemented for specific issues by key experts. The research was partly funded by the European Commission under the Specific RTD Programme in the Field of Environment and Climate ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
Series
Environment & Policy
Number of Pages
222
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402015533
SKU
V9781402015533
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Governance of Water-Related Conflicts in Agriculture
From the reviews: "CAs are voluntary agreements negotiated between farmers and water suppliers … . This is a very empirical and concrete book, providing very useful documentation of the European experience with CAs since the 1990s. … For those working on water and environment issues in other parts of the world, notably the developing world, ... Read more