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. Ed(S): Ojendal, Joakim; Hansson, Stina; Hellberg, Sofie - Politics and Development in a Trans-boundary Watershed - 9789400704756 - V9789400704756
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Politics and Development in a Trans-boundary Watershed

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Description for Politics and Development in a Trans-boundary Watershed Hardback. Water, and its governance, is now a key global issue. With much of the world's water found in transboundary systems, the weak protocols on dealing with concerns that arise are a major headache for policy makers. This volume case studies the Lower Mekong Basin. Editor(s): Ojendal, Joakim; Hansson, Stina; Hellberg, Sofie. Num Pages: 212 pages, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; PSAF; PSVP; RNFD; RNP; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502.

Water - and its governance - is becoming a global concern partly because it is turning into a goods in short supply, with devastating effects on literally billions of people, but also because it is the "carrier" of global warming; whether through irregular weather patterns or through flooding, water is how global warming will be 'felt'. The lion's share of the globally available fresh water resources is to be found in transboundary systems. In spite of its significance, the generated knowledge on how to deal with transboundary waters is weak and leaves policy makers with seemingly unavoidable, trade-off dilemmas and prioritizations, ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
Number of Pages
212
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400704756
SKU
V9789400704756
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