Economical, Political, and Social Issues in Water Resources

1st Edition - July 14, 2021
Editor: Omid Bozorg-Haddad
Language: English
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Economical, Political, and Social Issues in Water Resources provides a fully comprehensive and interdisciplinary overview of all three factors in their relation to water resources. Economic issues consist of Water accounting, Water economy, Water pricing, Water market, Water bank and bourse. Political issues consist of Water power and hydrogemistry, Water diplomacy and hydropolitics, Water rights and water laws, Water governance and policy, Shared water resources management, Water management systems, and social issues consist of Water and culture, civilization and history, Water quality, hygiene, and health, Water and society.

This book familiarizes researchers with all aspects of the field, which can lead to optimized and multidimensional water resources management. Some of abovementioned issues are new, so the other aim of this book is to identify them in order to researchers can easily find them and use them in their studies.

Cover Image
Title Page
Copyright
Table of Contents
Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 Water accounting
Abstract
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Terms and definitions
1.3 Basic principles and logics
1.4 Importance and necessity
1.5 Methodology
1.6 Examples
1.7 Summary
References
Chapter 2 Water economics
Abstract
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Terms and definitions
2.3 Basic principles and logics
2.4 Necessity and importance
2.5 Methodology
2.6 Examples
2.7 Summary
References
Chapter 3 Water pricing
Abstract
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Terms and definitions
3.3 Basic principles and logics
3.4 Necessity and importance
3.5 Methodology
3.6 Examples
3.7 Summary
References
Chapter 4 Water markets
Abstract
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Definitions and terms
4.3 Basic principles
4.4 Importance and necessity
4.5 Establishing a water market
4.6 Examples
4.7 Summary
References
Chapter 5 Introducing water banks: principles and importance
Abstract
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Definitions and terms
5.3 Basic principles
5.4 The advantages and disadvantages of groundwater banking
5.5 Water bank categories
5.6 Importance and necessity
5.7 How a water bank works?
5.8 Examples of water banks
5.9 Summary
References
Chapter 6 Rights and international laws of transboundary water resources
Abstract
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Definitions and terms
6.3 International water law
6.4 Laws of Berlin
6.5 Necessity and importance
6.6 Example description
6.7 Summary
References
Chapter 7 Water policy and governance
Abstract
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Definitions and concepts
7.3 Fundamentals and logic
7.4 General water resources policies
7.5 Importance and necessity
7.6 Water governance
7.7 Working method and flowchart
7.8 Explain some practical examples
7.9 Summary
References
Chapter 8 Shared water resources management
Abstract
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Definitions and terms
8.3 Theories about the use of shared water resources
8.4 Importance of shared water resources
8.5 International water agreements
8.6 Management of shared waters
8.7 Case study
8.8 Summary
References
Chapter 9 Water, culture, civilization, and history
Abstract
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Water in the ancient civilizations
9.3 The indian valleys
9.4 Water in the ancient china
9.5 Water in the ancient greece, and balkans
9.6 Aqueducts, arteries of drinking water
9.7 Vocabulary definitions
9.8 Basics and logics
9.9 A short history of the relation of water to culture and civilization
9.10 Water and hygiene
9.11 Water and religion
9.12 Water and poverty
9.13 Water and culture of water use
9.14 Water and sanctity
9.15 Water and beliefs
9.16 Water and art
9.17 Water and technical choices
9.18 Water and governance
9.19 Water and politics
9.20 Summary
Uncited references
References
Chapter 10 Water quality, hygiene, and health
Summery
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Definitions and terms
10.3 Basics and logic
10.4 Importance and necessity
10.5 Materials and methods
10.6 Case study
10.7 Summary
References
Chapter 11 Water and society
Abstract
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Definitions
11.3 Importance and necessity of the subject
11.4 Basics and logic
11.5 Conclusion
References
Index

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