Hydropolitics in the Third World
Hydropolitics in the Third World

Author: Arun P. Elhance

Publisher: US Institute of Peace Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9781878379917

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With more than 50 percent of the world's landmass covered by river basins shared by two or more states, competition over water resources has always had the potential to spark violence. And growing populations and accelerating demands for fresh water are putting ever greater pressures on already scarce water resources. In this wide-ranging study, Arun Elhance explores the hydropolitics of six of the world's largest river basins. In each case, Elhance examines the basin's physical, economic, and political geography; the possibilities for acute conflict; and efforts to develop bilateral and multilateral agreements for sharing water resources. The case studies lead to some sobering conclusions about impediments to cooperation but also to some encouraging ones--among them, that it may not be possible for Third World states to solve their water problems by going to war, and that eventually even the strongest riparian states are compelled to seek cooperation with their weaker neighbors.

Subnational Hydropolitics
Subnational Hydropolitics

Author: Scott Moore

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 0190864109

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It's often claimed that future wars will be fought over water. But while international water conflict is rare, it's common between subnational jurisdictions like states and provinces. Drawing on cases in the United States, China, India, and France, this book explains why these subnational water conflicts occur - and how they can be prevented.

Why Governments Waste Natural Resources
Why Governments Waste Natural Resources

Author: William Ascher

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9780801860966

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Drawing on 16 case studies from Africa, Asia, and Latin America, reveals the complex political and programmatic reasons why government officials in developing countries often willfully adopt wasteful natural resource policies.

The Hydropolitics of Africa
The Hydropolitics of Africa

Author: Raj Bardouille

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2008-12-11

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 1443802271

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Water is both an essential resource and a source of disease and conflict in contemporary Africa. And we begin to learn that far distant processes of consumption and pollution can have their impact on the water systems of Africa: global warming produced by the material culture of the first world threatens the weather systems and very survival of developing countries. In this context, this volume – the product of an expert meeting at Cornell University’s Institute for African Development – traces and tracks the dynamics of the contemporary hydropolitics of Africa. The volume contains a variety of approaches to the study of the organisation of water within Africa ranging from technical essays on water borne diseases, through institutional analyses of the legal and political arrangements around the distribution of water to social policy analyses of the unmet demand for water amongst Africa’s poor. Taken as a whole, the volume provides the reader with a useful reference work on the contemporary hydropolitics of Africa whilst simultaneously providing a lively introduction to a critical and much neglected area of African development policy.

Hydropolitics in the Developing World
Hydropolitics in the Developing World

Author: Anthony Turton

Publisher: IWMI

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 137

ISBN-13: 0620295198

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Bringing contributions by a variety of authors together in one volume is part of an attempt to show that hydropolitics is a growing discipline in its own right. The prevailing definition of hydropolitics is widened to include the elements of scale and range. This is illustrated through a focus on theoretical and legal issues, case studies from Southern Africa and a proposed research agenda. The book is an important addition to the literature on hydropolitics.

Riverine Neighbourhood
Riverine Neighbourhood

Author: Uttam Kumar Sinha

Publisher:

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9788182749146

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Rivers are the most visible form of fresh water. Rivers are ancient and older than civilizations - a "mini cosmos" spawning history, tales, spirituality, and technological incursions. Flowing rivers are the largest renewable water resource as well as a crucible for both human and aquatic ecosystems. This volume explores rivers and the role they play.

Bridges Over Water: Understanding Transboundary Water Conflict, Negotiation And Cooperation (Second Edition)
Bridges Over Water: Understanding Transboundary Water Conflict, Negotiation And Cooperation (Second Edition)

Author: Ariel Dinar

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company

Published: 2013-02-21

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 9814436674

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Bridges over Water places the study of transboundary water conflicts, negotiation, and cooperation in the context of various disciplines, such as international relations, international law, international negotiations, and economics. It demonstrates their application, using various quantitative approaches, such as river basin modeling, quantitative negotiation theory, and game theory. Case-studies of particular transboundary river basins, lakes, and aquifers are also considered.This second edition updates the literature on international water and in-depth analyses on political developments and cooperation between riparian states. With an appended chapter on principles and practices of negotiation, and a new case study on the La Plata Basin, this edition is a timely update to the field of transboundary water studies.

Hydropolitics
Hydropolitics

Author: Christine Folch

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2019-09-03

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 069118660X

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An in-depth look at the people and institutions connected with the Itaipoe Dam, the world's biggest producer of renewable energy, Hydropolitics is a groundbreaking investigation of the world's largest power plant and the ways energy shapes politics and economics.ics.

Third World Political Ecology
Third World Political Ecology

Author: Sinead Bailey

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2005-08-08

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 1134798032

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An effective response to contemporary environmental problems demands an approach that integrates political, economic and ecological issues. Third World Political Ecology provides an introduction to an exciting new research field that aims to develop an integrated understanding of the political economy of environmental change in the Third World. The authors review the historical development of the field, explain what is distinctive about Third World political ecology, and suggest areas for future development. Clarifying the essentially politicised condition of environmental change today, the authors explore the role of various actors - states, multilateral institutions, businesses, environmental non-governmental organisations, poverty-stricken farmers, shifting cultivators and other 'grassroots' actors - in the development of the Third World's politicised environment. Third World Political Ecology is the first major attempt to explain the development and characteristics of environmental problems that plague parts of Asia, Africa and Latin America. Drawing on examples from throughout the Third World, the book will be of interest to all those who wish to understand the political and economic bases of the Third World's current predicament.