Society - Water - Technology : A Critical Appraisal of Major Water Engineering Projects / edited by Reinhard F. Hüttl, Oliver Bens, Christine Bismuth, Sebastian Hoechstetter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hüttl, Reinhard F., Editor.

Contributor:

Hüttl, Reinhard F., Editor.

Bens, Oliver., Editor.

Bismuth, Christine., Editor.

Hoechstetter, Sebastian., Editor.

Series:

Water Resources Development and Management, 1614-810X

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water--Pollution.

Water.

Water-supply.

Environmental economics.

Environmental law, International.

Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.

Water Industry/Water Technologies.

Environmental Economics.

International Environmental Law.

Local Subjects:

Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.

Water Industry/Water Technologies.

Environmental Economics.

International Environmental Law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 295 pages) : illustrations, charts

Edition:

1st ed. 2016.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This book presents the results of the Interdisciplinary Research Group "Society – Water – Technology" of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. It describes interdisciplinary evaluation criteria for major water engineering projects (MWEPs) and portrays an application to the Lower Jordan Valley (Middle East) and the Fergana Valley (Central Asia). Both areas are characterised by transboundary conflicts, by challenges due to demographic and climate change, and by political and societal pressures. Based on the findings, the book provides recommendations for science and political decisions makers as well as for international financing institutions. In addition, it outlines research gaps from an interdisciplinary perspective. In the past, MWEPs have been used as an instrument to cope with the demands of growing populations and to enhance development progress. Experiences with MWEPs have shown that a purely technical approach has not always brought about the desired results. In many cases, MWEPs have even resulted in negative implications for society and environment. Therefore, improved management strategies and enhanced technologies for a sustainable water resource management system are a prerequisite to meet present and future challenges. And, moreover, the continuous evaluation and optimisation of these measures is, likewise, a must.

Contents:

Part I: Context and Objective

Introduction: A Critical Appraisal of Major Water Engineering Projects and the Need for Interdisciplinary Approaches

Water Ethics – Orientation for Water Conflicts as Part of Inter- and Transdisciplinary Deliberation

Part II: Major Water Engineering Projects – Challenges, Problems, Opportunities.- Major Water Engineering Projects: Definitions, Framework Conditions, Systemic Effects

A Global View on Future Major Water Engineering Projects

Neglected Values of Major Water Engineering Projects: Ecosystem Services, Social Impacts and Economic Valuation

Water Governance: A Systemic Approach

Research in two Case Studies: Irrigation and Land Use in the Fergana Valley and Water Management in the Lower Jordan Valley

Part III: The Fergana Valley – Uzbekistan’s Hydro-Agricultural System between Inertia and Change

Between Multiple Transformations and Systemic Path Dependencies

From Upscaling to Rescaling – Transforming the Fergana from Tsarist Irrigation to Water Management for an Independent Uzbekistan

Irrigation Infrastructure in Fergana Today: Ecological Implications –Economic Necessities

Where Water Meets Agriculture: The Ambivalent Role of the Water Users Associations

Theory, the Market and the State: Agricultural Reforms in Post Socialist Uzbekistan between Economic Incentives and Institutional Obstacles

Part IV: The Lower Jordan Valley – The Red Sea-Dead Sea Conveyance Project and its Complex History

Water Resources, Cooperation and Power Asymmetries in the Water Management of the Lower Jordan Valley – The Situation Today and the Path that has led there

Reclaiming the Dead Sea: Alternatives for Action

Jordan’s Shadow State and Water Management: Prospects for Water Security will depend on Politics and Regional Cooperation

Technologies, Incentives and Cost Recovery: Is there an Israeli Role Model?

Part V: Outlook and Options for Action

Lessons Learnt, Open Research Questions and Recommendations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Print version:

ISBN:

9783319189710

3319189719

OCLC:

961061617