Managing common pool groundwater resources : an international perspective / edited by Mary Brentwood and Stephen F. Robar.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brentwood, Mary.

Robar, Stephen F.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Groundwater--Management.

Groundwater.

Physical Description:

xiii, 347 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2004.

Contents:

Part I North America 1

2 Groundwater Management in British Columbia, Canada: Challenges in a Regulatory Vacuum / Mike Wei, Diana M. Allen 7

3 Groundwater: The U.S. Experience / Zachary A. Smith 31

4 Groundwater Management in Mexico and Mexico City / Sheldon Kamieniecki, William D. Grafton III 45

Part II Western Europe 61

6 Groundwater Management in Spain / J. A. Lopez-Geta, M. A. Garcia-Vera, J. A. de la Orden, J. D. Gomez, J. M. Murillo, M. Vazquez, A. Gonzalez, J. C. Rubio, M. Martin-Machuca 67

7 Groundwater Management in France: From Private to Common Property / Bernard O. Barraque 85

8 Managing Water Resources in the Republic of Ireland / Geraldine A. Cusack 97

9 Groundwater Resources Management in Italy / Giovanni Barrocu, Massimo Civita 111

10 Common Groundwater Resources and Biodiversity: The Case of the Netherlands / Pieter Glasbergen 123

Part III Eastern Europe 137

12 Groundwater Management in Russia / Igor S. Zektser 143

13 Groundwater Resources, Management, and Protection in Poland / Piotr Herbich, Zbigniew Nowicki, Andrzej Sadurski 155

14 Groundwater Management in the Czech Republic / Jaroslav Vrba 165

15 Groundwater in Bulgaria: Resources, Use, and Management / Michail Galabov, Asen Lichev 183

Part IV Middle East 195

17 Managing Groundwater: Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank / Fred Gordon 201

18 Groundwater Management in Iran / M. Mahdavi, M. Mohseni Saravi 215

19 Groundwater Development and Policies in Pakistan / Frank van Steenbergen 227

Part V Australia And China 243

21 Groundwater Management in Australia / Robert Poirier 249

22 Groundwater Management in China / Zhang Guanghui, Fei Yuhong 265

Part VI Africa 283

24 Groundwater Management in South Africa / Bruce Kelbe, Brian Rawlins 289.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [311]-326) and index.

ISBN:

0275957373

OCLC:

52688097