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The Limits to Scarcity

Author : Lyla Mehta
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136538941
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (365 download)

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Download or read book The Limits to Scarcity written by Lyla Mehta and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-05-13 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scarcity is considered a ubiquitous feature of the human condition. It underpins much of modern economics and is widely used as an explanation for social organisation, social conflict and the resource crunch confronting humanity's survival on the planet. It is made out to be an all-pervasive fact of our lives - be it of housing, food, water or oil. But has the conception of scarcity been politicized, naturalized, and universalized in academic and policy debates? Has overhasty recourse to scarcity evoked a standard set of market, institutional and technological solutions which have blocked out political contestations, overlooking access as a legitimate focus for academic debates as well as policies and interventions? Theoretical and empirical chapters by leading academics and scholar-activists grapple with these issues by questioning scarcity's taken-for-granted nature. They examine scarcity debates across three of the most important resources - food, water and energy - and their implications for theory, institutional arrangements, policy responses and innovation systems. The book looks at how scarcity has emerged as a totalizing discourse in both the North and South. The 'scare' of scarcity has led to scarcity emerging as a political strategy for powerful groups. Aggregate numbers and physical quantities are trusted, while local knowledges and experiences of scarcity that identify problems more accurately and specifically are ignored. Science and technology are expected to provide 'solutions', but such expectations embody a multitude of unexamined assumptions about the nature of the 'problem', about the technologies and about the institutional arrangements put forward as a 'fix.' Through this examination the authors demonstrate that scarcity is not a natural condition: the problem lies in how we see scarcity and the ways in which it is socially generated.

How Federal Policies Affect the Allocation of Water

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How Federal Policies Affect the Allocation of Water written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Negotiating Contentious Claims to Water

Author : Ruth Langridge
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Negotiating Contentious Claims to Water written by Ruth Langridge and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Negotiating Contentious Claims to Water

Author : J. Keith Gilless
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book Negotiating Contentious Claims to Water written by J. Keith Gilless and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Administrative Allocation of Water

Author : Edward W. Clyde
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Administrative Allocation of Water written by Edward W. Clyde and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Equity in the Context of Bilateral, International Water Allocation Treaties in Arid Regions

Author : Ahmed Baha'. Abukhater
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 936 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (695 download)

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Download or read book Equity in the Context of Bilateral, International Water Allocation Treaties in Arid Regions written by Ahmed Baha'. Abukhater and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 936 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The persistence of water conflicts in many arid regions is not simply a matter of water shortages, but rather the lack of equitable agreements that govern the allocation of disputed water resources to mitigate the adverse impacts of hostility and resentment. As such, equity is at the heart of many trans-boundary water disputes. Mindful of the dynamics and implications of inequitable water allocation on inter-state relationships and overall regional stability, this research aims at eliciting and developing theoretical criteria for equitable distribution of water (process equity) responsible for creating equitable outcomes and perception. This research makes the distinction between "process equity" and "outcome equity" and their impact on attaining and sustaining water security, peace, and hydro-stability. These parameters of equitable processes will be developed through a review of current literature addressing the issues of water equity in arid regions, coupled with case study analyses and cross-case comparisons and semi-structured interviews of key water negotiators. These key cases will be selected through a systematic screening methodology that analyzes nine pertinent cases. Collectively, employing these methods will yield in-depth analysis and findings applicable to other international water dispute cases in the context of arid regions. Proposing an alternative strategy that views water as a catalyst for peace and cooperation rather than conflict and altercation, this research further advocates for the development and adoption of an interdisciplinary, transformative approach to conflict resolution to advance water disputes to plausible and implementable agreements. Aiming to inform the theory and practice of hydro-diplomacy along disputed water resources, this approach encapsulates three key components, including rules of engagement, mechanisms of engagement, and neutral third-party mediation. Water satiety is identified as a major characteristic of equitable water allocation agreements that ensure the level of satisfaction of all involved stakeholders and the extent to which acceptable agreements, durable implementation, and sustainable relationships among co-riparians are attained and maintained.

Water for the Environment

Author : Avril Horne
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0128039450
Total Pages : 760 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book Water for the Environment written by Avril Horne and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2017-08-16 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Water for the Environment: From Policy and Science to Implementation and Management provides a holistic view of environmental water management, offering clear links across disciplines that allow water managers to face mounting challenges. The book highlights current challenges and potential solutions, helping define the future direction for environmental water management. In addition, it includes a significant review of current literature and state of knowledge, providing a one-stop resource for environmental water managers. - Presents a multidisciplinary approach that allows water managers to make connections across related disciplines, such as hydrology, ecology, law, and economics - Links science to practice for environmental flow researchers and those that implement and manage environmental water on a daily basis - Includes case studies to demonstrate key points and address implementation issues

Alternative Dispute Resolution in Water Rights Allocation and Transfer

Author : Jacqueline C. Hatch
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 39 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (958 download)

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Download or read book Alternative Dispute Resolution in Water Rights Allocation and Transfer written by Jacqueline C. Hatch and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Contested Waters

Author : April R. Summitt
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
ISBN 13 : 1607322110
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book Contested Waters written by April R. Summitt and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "To fully understand this river and its past, one must examine many separate pieces of history scattered throughout two nations--seven states within the United States and two within Mexico--and sort through a large amount of scientific data. One needs to be part hydrologist, geologist, economist, sociologist, anthropologist, and historian to fully understand the entire story. Despite this river's narrow size and meager flow, its tale is very large indeed." -From the conclusion The Colorado River is a vital resource to urban and agricultural communities across the Southwest, providing water to 30 million people. Contested Waters tells the river's story-a story of conquest, control, division, and depletion. Beginning in prehistory and continuing into the present day, Contested Waters focuses on three important and often overlooked aspects of the river's use: the role of western water law in its over-allocation, the complexity of power relationships surrounding the river, and the concept of sustainable use and how it has been either ignored or applied in recent times. It is organized in two parts, the first addresses the chronological history of the river and long-term issues, while the second examines in more detail four specific topics: metropolitan perceptions, American Indian water rights, US-Mexico relations over the river, and water marketing issues. Creating a complete picture of the evolution of this crucial yet over-utilized resource, this comprehensive summary will fascinate anyone interested in the Colorado River or the environmental history of the Southwest.

Interstate Water Allocation in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia

Author : Jeffrey L. Jordan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Interstate Water Allocation in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia written by Jeffrey L. Jordan and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive case study of the "Tri-State Water Wars" from 1998 to 2003--centering on the shared waters of Georgia, Florida, and Alabama--presents critical lessons learned about the process of making water allocation decisions across political boundaries. Though the three states failed to reach a settlement in their negotiations to allocate water from the two major southeast river basins--the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, Flint (ACF) and the Alabama, Coosa, Tallapoosa (ACT)--their case illuminates such issues as water availability, conservation, and the need for alternative allocations that can be applied in contentious situations. Alternative strategies may include dividing sovereignty for maintaining standards of each tributary, allocating benefits rather than water, and "enlarging the pie" by including joint development and even nonwater parameters in negotiations. Drawing on successful models of water conflict discussions elsewhere in the country, the authors provide a new conceptual framework for natural resources management. The book's 11 chapters, written by prominent authorities in water resources management, offer a thorough description of the tri-state geophysical setting, policy issues, and stakeholder interests in the ACF-ACT compact negotiations, as well as the long, rich legal history of interstate agreements and the role of the federal government in these agreements. The result of an 18-month project by the U.S. Geological Survey through the Alabama Water Resources Research Institute, which allowed for cooperative research among co-principal investigators from Florida, Georgia, and Alabama, this book will be of immediate interest to researchers, policy makers, and stakeholders in the ACT/ACF, as well as those involved in natural resources management, economics, environmental management, conflict resolution, and water law.

Allocating Contested Water

Author : J.W. Agterkamp
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Allocating Contested Water written by J.W. Agterkamp and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After abolishing apartheid a new water policy framework was drafted. One of the main elements of the new water framework is the Reserve. The focus of this research is on the Ecological Reserve. A comprehensive Reserve determination is currently underway and due for completion in November 2009. Recently, South Africa is turning its attention to implementation of the new water legislation. However, implementing and meeting the Reserve is proven to be difficult. The new water policy faces a difficult transition period. Despite the new water policy framework, the water in the catchment is not managed according to new water legislation. There is a gap between actual water distribution and the desired distribution according to the new water legislation. The focus of this research is on the Sand catchment, a sub catchment of the Inkomati catchment. The Sand catchment is a relatively dry catchment with limited water resources and a large semiurban population. The main water user is the irrigation sector which is a relic from the homelands. Due to the limited water resources combined with a growing population there is a strong competition for water. The Sand catchment is in water deficit, especially during times of low river flow. Several strategies have been put in place to solve the water deficit and to address the Reserve; 1) Inter Basin Transfer, 2) Operating Rules, and 3) water licensing. In the near future the domestic demand in the Sand catchment will be supplied through the Inter Basin Transfer. The remaining water user is the irrigation sector (and forestry). Meeting the Reserve in the Sand catchment is only possible by limiting water abstraction of other water users. One of the ways to limit the irrigation water abstraction is by implementing the Operating Rules. These rules require irrigators to release a defined percentage of the flow past their abstraction works. However, six years after its completion the abstraction weirs are still not operated in this manner. The irrigators continue to divert flows up to the maximum capacity of the canals. One of the main reasons for the non functioning Operating Rules is the lack of knowledge about the rules amongst among decision makers and that the current irrigation abstraction points do not allow the release of a proportional flow. In conclusion, despite the policy reform the condition of the river(s) is not improving.

Water Allocation Mechanisms

Author : Ariel Dinar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 43 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Water Allocation Mechanisms written by Ariel Dinar and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does it mean to trea ...

Contested Waters

Author : Amit Ranjan
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000173909
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Contested Waters written by Amit Ranjan and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2020-09-02 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines India’s transboundary river water disputes with its South Asian riparian neighbours — Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan. It explores the history of disputes and cooperation over the transboundary river water in this region as well as discusses current disputes and future concerns. It analyses how and why existing transboundary river water sharing treaties between India and its South Asian riparian neighbours are confronted with challenges. The book indicates that India’s transboundary river water disputes with its South Asian riparian neighbours are likely to escalate in coming years due to the widening of the demand¬–supply gap in the respective countries. It further shows the impact of bilateral relations on the resolution of transboundary river water disputes, even as cordial relationships do not always guarantee the absence of river water disputes between riparian states. The book looks at some key questions: How political are India’s transboundary rivers water disputes in South Asia? Why do the roots of India’s river water disputes with Bangladesh and Pakistan lie in the partition of the British India in 1947? Why are there reservations against India’s hydroelectricity projects or allegations of water theft? Is it possible to resolve transboundary river water disputes among these South Asian countries? This book will greatly interest scholars and researchers working in the areas of river management, environmental politics, transnationalism, water resources, politics and international relations, security studies, peace and conflict studies, geopolitics, development studies, governance and public administration, and South Asian studies in addition to policymakers and journalists.

Contested Waters

Author : April R. Summit
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
ISBN 13 : 145717393X
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (571 download)

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Download or read book Contested Waters written by April R. Summit and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2012-02-15 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "To fully understand this river and its past, one must examine many separate pieces of history scattered throughout two nations--seven states within the United States and two within Mexico--and sort through a large amount of scientific data. One needs to be part hydrologist, geologist, economist, sociologist, anthropologist, and historian to fully understand the entire story. Despite this river's narrow size and meager flow, its tale is very large indeed." —From the conclusion The Colorado River is a vital resource to urban and agricultural communities across the Southwest, providing water to 30 million people. Contested Waters tells the river's story-a story of conquest, control, division, and depletion. Beginning in prehistory and continuing into the present day, Contested Waters focuses on three important and often overlooked aspects of the river's use: the role of western water law in its over-allocation, the complexity of power relationships surrounding the river, and the concept of sustainable use and how it has been either ignored or applied in recent times. It is organized in two parts, the first addresses the chronological history of the river and long-term issues, while the second examines in more detail four specific topics: metropolitan perceptions, American Indian water rights, US-Mexico relations over the river, and water marketing issues. Creating a complete picture of the evolution of this crucial yet over-utilized resource, this comprehensive summary will fascinate anyone interested in the Colorado River or the environmental history of the Southwest.

Managing California's Water

Author : Ellen Hanak
Publisher : Public Policy Instit. of CA
ISBN 13 : 1582131414
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book Managing California's Water written by Ellen Hanak and published by Public Policy Instit. of CA. This book was released on 2011 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Contested Waters

Author : Daanish Mustafa
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0755635213
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (556 download)

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Download or read book Contested Waters written by Daanish Mustafa and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-01-14 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contested Waters provides an in-depth analysis of trans-boundary water conflict involving the Indus Basin in Pakistan. The book focuses on both national scale and local scale case studies to illustrate how these water conflicts are both discursively and materially driven by human institutions and politics. Through case studies of controversy over large dams, local flooding and irrigation methods, Daanish Mustafa highlights the various deeply political and institutional factors driving water conflict – specifically the disparity between national scale strategies of water politics and local scale water politics – and calls for engagement with water conflict in political terms.

Water Allocation in Rivers under Pressure

Author : Dustin Evan Garrick
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1781003866
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Water Allocation in Rivers under Pressure written by Dustin Evan Garrick and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2015-07-31 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book compares water allocation policy in three rivers under pressure from demand, droughts and a changing climate: the Colorado, Columbia and MurrayÐDarling. Each river has undergone multiple decades of policy reform at the intersection of water m