Water Institutions: Policies, Performance and Prospects

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Gopalakrishnan, Chennat (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Biswas, Asit K. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Tortajada, Cecilia (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.
• Σειρά: Water Resources Development and Management,
• Θέματα: Earth sciences.; Environmental management.; Political science.; Hydrogeology.; Environmental law.; Environmental policy.; Economic policy.; Environmental economics.; Earth Sciences.; Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management.; Environmental Economics.; Political Science.; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.; Economic Policy.

It is being increasingly realised that water is likely to be one of the most critical resource issues for the first half of the twenty-first century. Accelerating demand for water for various uses and user groups and ineffective measures to address - ter quality decline from point and non-point sour...

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