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Transboundary groundwater : geopolitical consequences, commons sense, and the law of the hidden sea

Creator:

Jarvis, William Todd

Abstract:

With 97% of the world’s freshwater resources stored underground, the connection between groundwater resources to the metrics of space, scale and time common to the geographic study of natural resources has not been extensively investigated by geographers. While nearly 240 transboundary aquifers are mapped across the world, a potential “tragedy”...

Resource Type:

Dissertation

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international regimes, including the recognition of the geographic overlap between groundwater and ocean
Assessing the design of international water supply and hydropower arrangements for managing certain climate change scenarios

Creator:

Zentner, Matthew A.

Abstract:

Increased variability of rainfall and flow from climate change has the potential to stress existing transboundary water sharing agreements and make meeting the needs of all riparians difficult. Water treaties have been theorized as valuable tools for mitigating conflict in times of climate stress, but the relationship between the design...

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Dissertation