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Water and the law : towards sustainability / edited by Michael Kidd [and three others].
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- IUCN Academy of Environmental Law series.
- IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Water--Law and legislation.
- Water.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (410 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Cheltenham, England ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited : Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc., 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Water and the Law examines the critical relationship between law and the management of water resources in the context of ensuring environmental sustainability. It highlights the central importance of integrated water resources management and cooperation in achieving sustainability. The book considers two broad themes: how law can contribute to the sustainability of water itself and how the law's regulation of water can contribute to the sustainability of life - both human life as well as that of other species in their natural environment.
- Contents:
- Part I. International and transboundary water law
- Part II. Domestic water governance and integrated water resources management
- Part III. The right of access to water.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-78347-962-0
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