Law for water management : a guide to concepts and effective approaches / edited by Jessica Vapnek ....
Law for water management : a guide to concepts and effective approaches / edited by Jessica Vapnek ... [et al.] for the Development Law Service, FAO Legal Office.
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Publisher
Rome : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2009.
Date
2009.
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NQ333.7205/5
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English
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Physical content
xviii, 341 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents
Introduction -- Water resources and their management -- Water governance : policy and legal frameworks -- International water law -- Water resource quantity : allocation and management -- Water resource quality -- Drinking water -- Water and agriculture -- Integrated management of water for human an...
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Publisher
Rome : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2009.
Date Published
2009.
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Summary
In recent decades, increased population and economic development have put a strain on the world's supply of freshwater. More people require water for more uses, whilst the amount and quality of existing freshwater resources have declined due to desertification, pollution and other effects of human activity. This book takes the view that well-constr...
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Full title
Law for water management : a guide to concepts and effective approaches / edited by Jessica Vapnek ... [et al.] for the Development Law Service, FAO Legal Office.
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FAO legislative study, 1014-6679 ; ; 101.
Includes bibliographical references.
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Also available online.
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NQ333.7205/5
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74VKmgWDVAEb
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ISBN
9251064547 (pbk.)
9789251064542 (pbk.)
DDC
346.04691
MMS ID
991020634439702626