The Evolution of National Water Regimes in Europe - Stefan Kuks, Ingrid Kissling-Näf
Transitions in Water Rights and Water Policies (Environment & Policy)
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All over the world countries struggle with water stress. Problems vary from water scarcity and a degrading water quality, to floods and a rising sea level due to climate change. The European Union adopted a Water Framework Directive to improve the sustainability of water management in its member states. Water management should be coordinated at the level of river basins as a whole. Interests of various user groups should be better represented. River basin visions should take into account the impact of all human activities on the status of the resource. Water legislation needs streamlining and more focus on its implementation. The European Union advocates regulating water prices by charging the costs of water services on the basis of full cost recovery and the polluter pays principle. This book examines the development of water management in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy and Switzerland. It is based on the European research project EUWARENESS. The authors apply a theoretical framework for the ...
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(XIV) 368 (2) p. Hardcover (Corner-tips of the binding bumped, otherwise in good condition.) Dordrecht-Boston-London, Kluwer Academic Publishers. 2004 [Auteur: Kissling-Näf, Ingrid/Kuks, Stefan] [Jaar: 2004] [Titel: The Evolution of National Water Regimes in Europe. Transitions in Water Rights and Water Policies (Environment & Policy Volume 40)]