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Governance of water-related conflicts in agriculture: New directions in agri-environmental and water policies in the EU

Author
Brouwer F., Heinz I., Zabel T. (eds.)
Date
2003
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-074224)
Publisher | Place of publication
Springer | New York, NY, USA
ISBN
1-4020-1553-4
Pages
236 p.
Document type
Serial/multi-volume work
Language
English
Country/Territory
European Union, Germany, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom
Subject
Water, Agricultural & rural development
Keyword
Policy/planning Agriculture and environment Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution
Abstract

Contents: I) Governance and water-related agri-environmental policy 1. Introduction 2. The concept of resource users self-governance II) Cooperative agreements in the European Union 3. Occurence of cooperative agreements 4. Achievements of cooperative agreements 5. Cooperative agreements versus other instruments III) Cooperative agreements: Assessment at National level 6. Germany: Searching for strategies to provide pure water 7. France: Improved farming practice in water catchment areas 8. The Netherlands: From compensation to legal constraints 9. United Kingdom: Financial and cultural constraints IV) Cooperative agreements in broader policy framework 10. Instruments that promote cooperative agreements 11. Water utility - Farmer cooperation in the US 12. Cooperative agreements in the context of EU policy