Miriam R. Lowi

Water and Power

The Politics of a Scarce Resource in the Jordan River Basin
Herausgeber: Burke, Edmund Iii; Hudson, Michael C.

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Produktbeschreibung

Why do states in arid regions fail to co-operate in sharing water resources when co-operation would appear to be in their mutual interest? Miriam Lowi explores the answers to these critical questions.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Februar 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 534g
• ISBN-13: 9780521558365
• ISBN-10: 0521558360
• Artikelnr.: 21963325

Inhaltsangabe

l. Introduction: conflict and cooperation in international river basins
Part I. RIPARIAN DILEMMAS: 2. The environment of conflict in the Jordan basin
3. Riparian disputes compared
Part II. THE JORDAN WATERS CONFLICT: 4. The Johnston mission to the Middle East (l953-l956)
5. Perception and misperception: the Jordan waters crisis (l964) and the onset of war
Part III. THE JORDAN BASIN SINCE l967: 6. Water and development in Israel and Jordan
7. Riparian relations and the perception of conflict
8. Riparian disputes since l967
9. Conclusion: the conduct of riparian disputes and the potential for cooperation in international river basins.