The law of the river : transboundary river basin management and multi-level approaches to water quantity management

Author/Creator:

Suykens, Cathy, 1986- author

Publication/Creation:

Cambridge : Intersentia, 2018

Resource Type:

Book

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

The law of the river : transboundary river basin management and multi-level approaches to water quantity management / Cathy Suykens

Subjects/Genre

Genre:

Electronic books

Subjects:

Water quality management--Law and legislation--European Union countries
Water quality management--Law and legislation--United States
Watershed management--Law and legislation--European Union countries
Watershed management--Law and legislation--United States
Water resources development--Law and legislation--European Union countries
Water resources development--Law and legislation--United States
Water-supply--Law and legislation--European Union countries
Water-supply--Law and legislation--United States
International rivers--European Union countries

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Introduction --The EU legal framework for transboundary waters with a focus on water quantity management -- 'Come hell and high water' : the law of the Scheldt District -- Case study : transboundary water governance in the United States with a focus on the Delaware Basin -- Recommendations -- Conclusions.

Summary:

A healthy water sector has been identified as a crucial contributing factor in reaching and maintaining a healthy society, from an environmental, human health and economic perspective. However, freshwater resources are under increasing pressure and climate change is expected to have a substantial impact on the hydrological cycle and freshwater resources. Considering the fact that the territories of 145 States worldwide, and 60 per cent of EU territory, run through transboundary lakes and river basins, their good governance is essential in tackling the challenges ahead. To this end, solid inter-regional and international upstream-downstream cooperation mechanisms are necessary. The Law of the River takes a comparative perspective by analysing the relevant legal and policy frameworks in the European Union and the United States, with the goal of providing Critical Success Factors to transboundary river basin management. Each Critical Success Factor has resulted in a specific set of recommendations, both geared toward the level of the EU and the International River Basin Districts. The main focus of this book is on water quantity management, specifically floods, scarcity and droughts. The relevant EU requirements for water quantity management in transboundary waters (International River Basin Districts) and the way these have been implemented in a specific river basin in the EU, the Scheldt, are scrutinized. Moreover, a case study of the river basin mechanism governing the Delaware River in the United States has been conducted with the aim of identifying lessons learned for the EU. The key theme running through the book is based on the social-ecological resilience theory and the water security paradigm. This book proposes an Enhanced Cooperation Model, whereby the notion of "River Basin District Security" is set forth as a comprehensive assessment tool to be used in transboundary river basins.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 378 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

General Note:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Oct 2018).

Local Note:

Available to current Emory faculty, students and staff.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9936928682602486

ISBN:

9781780686608