Water and peace in the Middle East : proceedings of the First Israeli-Palestinian International Academic Conference on Water, Zürich, Switzerland, 10-13 December 1992

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Water and peace in the Middle East : proceedings of the First Israeli-Palestinian International Academic Conference on Water, Zürich, Switzerland, 10-13 December 1992

edited by J. Isaac, H. Shuval

(Studies in environmental science, 58)

Elsevier, 1994

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Description

The volume serves as an important mile-stone in the process called "second track" dialogue and co-operation between Israeli and Palestinian academics on crucial shared problems, the resolution of which is vital to the peace process. The book contains 41 original papers dealing with almost all aspects of the Middle-Eastern water problems, and should serve as a useful reference to students, scholars and policy makers all over the world interested in understanding the complexities of the Middle-Eastern water conflicts.

Table of Contents

  • Part 1 General introduction: vision can make a difference - transboundary issues, G.E. Stout
  • a projection of the demand of water in the West Bank and Gaza Strip 1992-2005, G. Awartani
  • water management policy in Israel - a comprehensive approach, M.B. Meir
  • reducing the risks of conflict over fresh water resources in the Middle East, P.H. Gleick
  • Palestinian water supplies and demands, N. Al-Khatib and K.K. Assaf
  • management of Israel's water resources, J. Schwarz
  • a case for demand-side water management, T. Naff. Part 2 The Jordan river basin: water utilization in the Yarmuk-Jordan, 1192-1992, J.W. Eaton and D.J. Eaton
  • the relevance of Johnston Plan to the reality of 1993 and beyond, A. Soffer
  • the Arab-Israeli conflict over water resources, I. Mustafa
  • a budget of the surface and underground water in northern Jordan, H.S. Salem
  • the legal-institutional issues involved in the solution of water conflicts in the Middle East - the Jordan, D.A. Caponera. Part 3 Ground water - the mountain aquifer and Gaza: and Israeli-Palestinian water-sharing regime, J.W. Moore
  • eastward groundwater flow from the mountain aquifer, D.J. Scarpa
  • groundwater allocation in Judea and Samaria, H. Gvirtzman
  • the development of the water resources of the occupied Palestinian territories - some key issues, D.R.C. Grey
  • international law and the mountain aquifer, E. Benvenisti
  • approaches to the legal aspects of the conflict on water rights in Palestine/Israel, K. Kuttab and I. Isaac
  • water situation in the Gaza Strip, I.R. Shawwa
  • the Gaza Strip water problem - an emergency solution for the Palestinian population, E. Ahiram and H. Siniora. Part 4 Developing alternative water sources: contribution of water imports to Israeli-Palestinian-Jordanian peace, G.E. Gruen
  • costs of inter-regional conveyance of water and costs of sea water desalination, E. Kally
  • replenishment of Palestinian waters by artificial recharge as a non-controversial option in water resource management in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, K.K. Assaf
  • potential applications for desalination in the area, D. Hoffman
  • the role of reclamation and reuse in addressing community water needs in Israel and the West Bank, D.A. Okun
  • reuse of waste water for irrigation in the West Bank - some aspects, M.Y. Sbeih
  • fossil water under the deserts of the Middle East - a safeguard against strife, A.S. Issar
  • the peace canal project - a multiple conflict resolution perspective for the Middle East, B. Wachtel. Part 5 Approaches to resolving the water conflicts: economic and political adjustments to scarce water in the Middle East, T. Allan
  • a novel approach to the allocation of international water resources, H. Zarour and J. Isaac
  • water sharing through trade in markets for water rights - an illustrative application to the Middle East, N. Zeitouni et al
  • water policy in the context of Palestinian self-government, A.M. Lesch. (Part contents).

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  • NCID
    BA23405672
  • ISBN
    • 0444814647
  • Country Code
    ne
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Amsterdam ; Tokyo
  • Pages/Volumes
    xviii, 529 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
  • Classification
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