Managing and Transforming Water Conflicts

by Aaron T Wolf, Jerome Delli Priscoli, Aaron T. Wolf

Book Overview

What is the one thing that no-one can do without? Water. Where water crosses boundaries - be they economic, legal, political or cultural - the stage is set for disputes between different users trying to safeguard access to a vital resource, while protecting the natural environment. Without strategies to anticipate, address, and mediate between competing users, intractable water conflicts are likely to become more frequent, more intense, and more disruptive...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521129974
• ISBN13: 9780521129978
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.3" x 11.0"