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Core and periphery : a comprehensive approach to Middle Eastern water

by Asit K. Biswas ... [et al.]

(Water resources management series, 5)

Oxford University Press, 1997

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"Sponsored by Middle East Water Commission, with the support of Sasakawa Peace Foundation."

Includes bibliographical references (p. [145]-154) and index

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Description

The Middle East Water Commission was established to examine objectively the water issues of the region, which have complex technical, political, economic, social and environmental dimensions. The book is the final report of this commission, and is an example of how complex inter-country issues are to be successfully analyzed. It is intended for water professionals in government ministeries, international organizations, private sectors, water policy makers, and in training courses.

Table of Contents

Figures and tables. Part I - The parameters of water project development in the Middle East. Thoughts on the predictability, reliability, and costs of water in the Middle East. Water problems in the Mashreq: a political overview. Economics, population and the environment. Part II - From hydro conflict to hydro cooperation. Techno-political decision making for water resources development in the Jordan river watershed. Techno-political water and energy development alternatives from the Mediterranean and Red seas to the Jordan Rift Valley. Inter unit transfers from the periphery to the core. Epilogue as Prologue. Bibliography

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