Transboundary Water Resources Management: Institutional and Engineering Approaches

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In a world facing a growing water crisis, conflicts regarding water sharing and environmental issues are expected to grow, especially in transboundary river basins, where 40% of the world's population lives.
This book represents one of the first attempts to bring together methodologies and analytical tools from socio-economic, international policy, engineering, and water management specialists dealing with transboundary water resources. The book is divided into three parts. ...
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In a world facing a growing water crisis, conflicts regarding water sharing and environmental issues are expected to grow, especially in transboundary river basins, where 40% of the world's population lives.
This book represents one of the first attempts to bring together methodologies and analytical tools from socio-economic, international policy, engineering, and water management specialists dealing with transboundary water resources. The book is divided into three parts. Part I introduces state--of-the-art concepts in institutional policy and conflict analysis. Part II presents engineering approaches and models for transboundary water management and conflict resolution. Part III analyzes cases in international river basins and enclosed seas.
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Introduction 1
A Conceptual Framework for the Institutional Analysis of Transboundary Water Resources Management: Theoretical Perspectives 9
Hydrodiplomacy and Dispute Resolution in Private Water Resources Conflicts 19
Negotiation Strategies in Transboundary Water Disputes 37
A Transboundary Water Management Organization: The International Commission for the Protection of the Elbe River 47
Transboundary Water Resources Management in the Baltic States 59
The Projected Impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement on Transboundary Water Management Between Mexico and the U.S.A. 71
Transboundary Water Resources Management in the Upper Rio Grande Basin 85
A Watershed and Ecosystem Approach for Transboundary Wastewater Management in the Tijuana River Catchment 97
Engineering Risk Analysis in Transboundary Water Resources Management 123
Conflict Analysis Using Multiple Criterion Decision Making Under Uncertainty 139
Strategic and Tactical Transboundary Water Allocation Under Climatic Uncertainty: the Case of the Upper Rio Grande Basin, USA 163
The Upper Rhine Along the German-French Border: Problems and Solutions in Water Resources and Ecology 177
Conflict Resolution Between Two Riparian Countries: A Case Study About a Hydropower Conflict 193
Operation and Management of the Lake Ontario - St. Lawrence River System: Present and Future Options 217
Evaluation of the Discrimination Capability of Criteria by MCQA and Application to an Austrian Water Resources Planning Case 233
From Recognition Towards Implementation: The Danube River Basin Environmental Program 253
Pollution Monitoring Problems of Large International Rivers: the Danube 277
Water Quality Monitoring, Modeling and Protection Projects in the Czech Republic 301
Organic and Inorganic Micropollutants in the Danube River Along the Slovak-Hungarian Border 311
Transboundary Exchanges and Control of Nutrients on the Danube River and Its Main Tributaries Between Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Ukraine and Moldavia 329
Management and Protection of the Black Sea Environment: An International Approach 343
The Aral Sea Crisis: A Great Challenge in Transboundary Water Resources Management 363
Interbalkan Cooperation in Solving Interstate Water Resources Problems: the Case of the Vardar / Axios River Basin 381
Management Problems of Transboundary Rivers Between Bulgaria and Greece 397
Current Status of the Anthropogenic Impact on the Bulgarian Part of the Mesta / Nestos Transboundary River 409
Water Quality Assessment of the Greek Part of the Nestos / Mesta River 427
Transboundary Water Issues Between Greece-Bulgaria and Turkey: the Case of the Meric / Evros River 439
Regional Water Transfers and Drought Management Strategies 451
Transregional Environmental Problems in the Tyumen Region and the Bashkortostan Republic, Russia 459
Index 469
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