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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;

Driving factors of global change, such as climate change, agricultural knowledge, science, and technology, are examined in this volume, in addition to their effects. Potential policy and institutional solutions are considered, as is the role of globalization.

Transboundary rivers and lakes are often the remaining new sources of water that can be developed for human uses. Written and edited by the world's leading water and legal experts, this unique and authoritative book analyses the magnitudes of the transboundary water problems in different parts of the world.

Presenting a model for describing the hierarchical concept of China s water rights structure, including pioneering theories on natural resources and environmental institutional economics, this book assesses the basic theory of water rights to help Chinese policymakers develop a reform program in the long-term development of water-poor China.

One of the most controversial issues of the water sector in recent years has been the impacts of large dams. In contrast, the opponents claim that social and environmental costs of large dams far exceed their benefits, and that the era of construction of large dams is over.

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;

This study presents for the first time an independent and authoritative analysis of water quality management in North and South America, and discusses the practices and future implications of the impacts of the current practices in the different countries of the hemisphere.

The Global Water Partnership notes that the crisis in the water sector is a one of governance. Water management is an integral part of ecosystem governance and is closely linked to the sustainable development discourse. This book unpacks the core elements of governance, with a specific focus on water.

This study presents for the first time an independent and authoritative analysis of water quality management in North and South America, and discusses the practices and future implications of the impacts of the current practices in the different countries of the hemisphere.

The Global Water Partnership notes that the crisis in the water sector is a one of governance. Water management is an integral part of ecosystem governance and is closely linked to the sustainable development discourse. This book unpacks the core elements of governance, with a specific focus on water.

Driving factors of global change, such as climate change, agricultural knowledge, science, and technology, are examined in this volume, in addition to their effects. Potential policy and institutional solutions are considered, as is the role of globalization.

One of the most controversial issues of the water sector in recent years has been the impacts of large dams. In contrast, the opponents claim that social and environmental costs of large dams far exceed their benefits, and that the era of construction of large dams is over.

This book pursues a comprehensive approach so as to arrive at a better understanding of the implications of climate change on sustainable development, focusing on the perspective of water.

This book summarizes the key findings of a five-year interdisciplinary research project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Research and Education (BMBF).