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Water conflict : economics, politics, law and Palestinian-Israeli water resources / Sharif S. Elmusa.
Lippincott Library HD1698.J58 E45 1997
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Elmusa, Sharif, 1947-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Water resources development--Political aspects--Jordan River Valley.
- Water resources development.
- Water-supply--Political aspects--West Bank.
- Water-supply.
- Water-supply--Political aspects--Gaza Strip.
- Water withdrawals--Government policy--Israel.
- Water withdrawals.
- Water withdrawals--Government policy.
- Water-supply--Political aspects.
- Water resources development--Political aspects.
- Israel.
- Jewish-Arab relations.
- Gaza Strip.
- West Bank.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 408 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : Institute for Palestine Studies, [1997]
- Contents:
- 1 The Natural Water Resources 15
- Physical Attributes 16
- Groundwater 26
- Runoff and Wadis 48
- The Jordan River Basin 52
- 2 Control, Supply, and Distribution of Water in the West Bank and Gaza 77
- Control of the Water Resources 79
- Supply Sources and Restrictions 83
- Municipal Water 108
- Creeping Contamination? 116
- Water Supply After the Declaration of Principles 129
- 3 Water Economics in the West Bank and Gaza 135
- Municipal Demand 136
- Irrigation Water 149
- Water and Rainfed Agriculture in the West Bank 186
- Water Requirements for Food Consumption 193
- Forecasting Demand 206
- 4 The Matrix of the Israeli-Palestinian Water Conflict 213
- The Land-Water Nexus 215
- The Encroachment of Israeli Settlements 251
- Institutional and Legal Control 260
- Ideological Water in Israel? 275
- Palestinian Perceptions of Water 282
- 5 Toward Equitable Utilization and Joint Management 289
- Context of Final Status Negotiations 291
- Equitable Water Rights 300
- Joint Management: Tasks and Constraints 328.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-395) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0887282687
- OCLC:
- 37890430
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