| Water Resources and Conflict in the Middle East Contributor(s): Kliot, Nurit (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415097525 ISBN-13: 9780415097529 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $356.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 1993 Annotation: The Middle East is a region characterized by international concern and political unrest. With severe water shortages, it is water and not oil that threatens the renewal of military conflicts and social and economic disruption in the region. b /b b i Water Resources and /i /b b /b b i Conflict in the Middle East /i /b analyzes the river basins of the Euphrates, Tigris, Nile, and Jordan. The book provides a detailed study of the hydrology, hydrography and geography of these river basins and an analysis of the needs of the countries bordering them. br br Nurit Kliot examines a number of crucial issues: the scarcity of resources and the potential for conflict concerning resources; the interrelationship between water resources, economy, and politics; and the ways that international law may be applied to water sharing in the river basins discussed. These issues are set within the context of the framework of the Helsinki and International Law Commission Rules. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Real Estate - General - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Social Science | Human Geography |
| Dewey: 333.911 |
| LCCN: 93032288 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.40 lbs) 326 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Middle East is a region of international concern and political unrest. This book forms a complete reference to both the hydrological as well as the social, economic, political and legal issues in the region and shows how water shortages threaten the renewal of military conflicts and disruption in the area. With resources over-extended due to natural and human causes, the book analyses the river basins of the Euphrates, Tigris, Nile and Jordan and provides detailed study of the hydrology, hydrography and geography of these river basins; it also analyses the needs of the economies and societies of the countries bordering these basins. Conclusions on likely areas of conflict are set within the legal framework of the Helsinki and International Law Commission Rules. |
