Water institutions: Policies, performance and prospects Auteur Gopalakrishan C., Tortajada C., Biswas A. (eds.) Date 2005 Source IUCN (ID: MON-074251) Éditeur | Lieu de publication Springer | New York, NY, USA ISBN 3-540-23811-5 Pages 210 p. Type du document Série Langue Anglais Champ d'application International Pays/Territoire Sri Lanka, Inde, Chine, Mexique, Afrique du Sud, États-Unis d'Amérique, États-Unis d'Amérique Sujet Eau Mot clé Institution Institution de bassin Gestion des resources en eau douce Résumé 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