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International river basin management : global principles and basin practice

Creator:

Giordano, Meredith A.

Abstract:

Transcending human-defined political and administrative boundaries, the world's transboundary freshwater resources pose particularly challenging management problems. Water resource users at all scales frequently find themselves in direct competition for this economic and life-sustaining resource, in turn creating tensions, and indeed conflict, over water supply, allocation and quality. At the international...

Resource Type:

Dissertation
Transboundary river floods : vulnerability of continents, international river basins and countries

Creator:

Bakker, Marloes H. N.

Abstract:

Floods are the most frequent and damaging of all types of natural disasters and annually affect the lives of millions all over the globe. However, researchers seem to have overlooked the fact that floods do not recognize national boundaries. Therefore, the phenomena of shared, or transboundary floods occurring in international...

Resource Type:

Dissertation