Water resource management and the law / edited by Erkki J. Hollo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hollo, Erkki J. (Erkki Johannes), 1940- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water resources development--Law and legislation.

Water resources development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (428 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, England ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017.

Summary:

Scarcity of water, floods and erosion caused by climate change have made the management of water resources a challenge to national and international actors worldwide. States have also initiated water projects to improve social welfare, often with significant impacts on the environment. This book combines close analysis of the legal structures of water rights with consideration of the modes of water management projects to illustrate current water-related problems in terms of practical solutions in a global context. The book begins by surveying the current categories of water-related rights to clarify the role of public and private law in water allocation. Many important watercourses cross state borders, so the book pays close attention to transboundary water management including the legal and economic approaches of the European Union. Human rights and participation are also shown to play an increasingly important role in terms of both law and financing of water projects. Case studies illustrate the development of practical strategies for environmentally friendly and socially acceptable solutions, notably through the concept of adaptive water management. This book will appeal to academics in environmental law, as well as researchers and project groups in organisations dealing with water management and human rights. Contributors include: N. Bankes, A. Belinskij, H. Coetzee, E. Couzens, M. Couzens, D. Curran, L. Dai, D. Fisher, E.J. Hollo, I. Kornfeld, L. Kotzé, T. Kuokkanen, S. Mascher, E.N. Nyanchaga, M. Onestini, T. Paloniitty, M. Reese, B. Schmidt, M. van Rijswick, P. Vihervuori

Contents:

Introduction : the concept and traditions of water management law / Erkki J. Hollo

Common law and public domain approaches to water governance : an Australian perspective / Douglas Fisher

A comparison of constitutional provisions on water-related rights in Southern African states / Ed Couzens and Meda Couzens

Private and public ownership of water areas : structures and implications of the Finnish model / Pekka Vihervuori

Human right to water : Argentine cases, human rights : are they enforceable? / Maria Onestini

Struggle for water rights between the natives and the European settlers : a case study of Njoro Kubwa Springs (1947-56) / Ezekiel Nyangeri Nyanchaga

Towards a sustainable, balanced and equitable allocation of water use rights / Liping Dai, Marleen van Rijswick and Bram Schmidt

The role of private property rights in Australia's and Canada's modern water allocation regimes / Sharon Mascher and Deborah Curran

Recovery of costs for water uses at the different levels of water law / Antti Belinskij

Tensions and relationships in International water law / Tuomas Kuokkanen

The Columbia River Treaty between Canada and the United States of America : time for change? / Nigel Bankes

Kansas v. Colorado : state sovereignty and the equitable allocation of water / Itzchak E. Kornfeld

Climate change adaptation in water management : regulatory challenges and approaches / Moritz Reese

Regulatory framework of China's water quality management / Liping Dai

Does it take three to tango? The practitioner's viewpoint to three EU governance instruments addressing the agricultural runoff dilemma / Tina Paloniity

Shale gas development and water in South Africa : regulatory aspects / Hennie Coetzee and Louis J. Kotze.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78536-983-0