Governance of water-related conflicts in agriculture: New directions in agri-environmental and water policies in the EU Autor Brouwer F., Heinz I., Zabel T. (eds.) Fecha 2003 Fuente IUCN (ID: MON-074224) Editor | Lugar de publicación Springer | New York, NY, USA ISBN 1-4020-1553-4 Páginas 236 p. Tipo de documento Trabajo en serie/trabajo en varios tomos Idioma Inglés País/Territorio Unión Europea, Alemania, Francia, Países Bajos, Reino Unido Materia Agua, Agricultura y desarrollo rural Palabra clave Calidad de las aguas dulces/contaminación de las aguas dulces Agricultura y medio ambiente Política/planificación Resumen 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