The Danube [electronic resource] : environmental monitoring of an international river / by Libor Jansky, Masahiro Murakami, and Nevelina I. Pachova.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jansky, Libor.

Contributor:

Murakami, Masahiro.

Pachova, Nevelina I.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water resources development--Political aspects--Danube River Region.

Water resources development.

Water resources development--Environmental aspects--Danube River Region.

Environmental monitoring--Danube River Region.

Environmental monitoring.

Gabčíkovo-Nagymaros Project.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York ; Tokyo : United Nations University Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Danube river is one of the world's greatest international freshwater resources. It stretches halfway across Europe and passes through 11 countries. Its catchment is shared by 17 nations, many of whom are new members of the expanded European Union.This book focuses on the disputed Gabcíkovo-Nagymaros Project on the Danube between Hungary and the Slovak Republic. It examines the history and progress of the case from the International Court of Justice to the subsequent agreement to joint monitoring and assessment of the environmental implications. It uses a multidisciplinary methodology combi

Contents:

CONTENTS; List of tables; List of figures; List of appendices; Acknowledgement; Preface; Chronology of events; 1 Introduction; 2 Transboundary river problems; 3 The Gabčíkovo-Nagymaros Project; 4 Environmental monitoring of an international river; 5 Managing international waters: Concluding remarks; Acronyms and abbreviations; References; Glossary; Appendices; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

92-808-7065-3

1-4175-6413-X

OCLC:

826486141