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Water institutions: Policies, performance and prospects

Author
Gopalakrishan C., Tortajada C., Biswas A. (eds.)
Date
2005
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-074251)
Publisher | Place of publication
Springer | New York, NY, USA
ISBN
3-540-23811-5
Pages
210 p.
Document type
Serial/multi-volume work
Language
English
Field of application
International
Country/Territory
Sri Lanka, India, China, Mexico, South Africa, United States of America, United States of America
Subject
Water
Keyword
Freshwater resources management Institution River basin institution
Abstract

Contents: 1. Water ownership, allocation and management in Hawaii 2. Institutions for resources management: A case study from Sri Lanka 3. Water institutions in India: Structure, performance and change 4. Uphill flow of reform in China 's irrigation districts 5. Institutions for water management in Mexico 6. Water institutions in the Middle East 7. Institutions in South African international river basins 8. Property rights, water rights and the changing scene in western water 9. Finding a modern role for the Prior Appropriation Doctrine in the American west