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Creeping Environmental Problems and Sustainable Development in the Aral Sea Basin
edited by Michael H. Glantz, fl. 1992 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2004, originally published 1999), 305 page(s)
This multidisciplinary 1999 book comprehensively describes one of the worst human-made environmental catastrophes of the twentieth century: the slow onset of incremental changes which affected the Aral Sea region and its peoples. It provides an important example of how to approach such disasters for students and r...
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edited by Michael H. Glantz, fl. 1992 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2004, originally published 1999), 305 page(s)
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This multidisciplinary 1999 book comprehensively describes one of the worst human-made environmental catastrophes of the twentieth century: the slow onset of incremental changes which affected the Aral Sea region and its peoples. It provides an important example of how to approach such disasters for students and researchers of environmental studies, global change, political science and history.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
General reference book
Contributor
Michael H. Glantz, fl. 1992
Date Published / Released
1999, 2004
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Topic / Theme
Aral Sea, Water resources development, Environmental disasters, Lakes, Ecology, Northern Uzbek, Russians, Kazakh, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1999
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Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management, Water, Knowledge and the Environment in Asia: Epistemologies, Practices and Locales
edited by Joseph K. W. Hill, fl. 2017, Lea Stepan, fl. 2017 and Ravi Baghel, fl. 2017, in Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management (London, England: Routledge (Publisher), 2017, originally published 2017), 279 page(s)
The dramatic transformation of our planet by human actions has been heralded as the coming of the new epoch of the Anthropocene. Human relations with water raise some of the most urgent questions in this regard. The starting point of this book is that these changes should not be seen as the result of monolithic ac...
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edited by Joseph K. W. Hill, fl. 2017, Lea Stepan, fl. 2017 and Ravi Baghel, fl. 2017, in Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management (London, England: Routledge (Publisher), 2017, originally published 2017), 279 page(s)
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The dramatic transformation of our planet by human actions has been heralded as the coming of the new epoch of the Anthropocene. Human relations with water raise some of the most urgent questions in this regard. The starting point of this book is that these changes should not be seen as the result of monolithic actions of an undifferentiated humanity, but as emerging from diverse ways of relating to water in a variety of settings and knowledge sy...
The dramatic transformation of our planet by human actions has been heralded as the coming of the new epoch of the Anthropocene. Human relations with water raise some of the most urgent questions in this regard. The starting point of this book is that these changes should not be seen as the result of monolithic actions of an undifferentiated humanity, but as emerging from diverse ways of relating to water in a variety of settings and knowledge systems. With its large population and rapid demographic and socioeconomic change, Asia provides an ideal context for examining how varied forms of knowledge pertaining to water encounter and intermingle with one another. While it is difficult to carry out comprehensive research on water knowledge in Asia due to its linguistic, political and cultural fragmentation, the topic nevertheless has relevance across boundaries. By using a carefully chosen selection of case studies in a variety of locations and across diverse disciplines, the book demonstrates commonalities and differences in everyday water practices around Asia while challenging both romantic presumptions and Eurocentrism. Examples presented include class differences in water use in the megacity of Delhi, India; the impact of radiation on water practices in Fukushima, Japan; the role of the King in hydraulic practices in Thailand, and ritual irrigation in Bali, Indonesia.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
General reference book
Contributor
Joseph K. W. Hill, fl. 2017, Lea Stepan, fl. 2017, Ravi Baghel, fl. 2017
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Routledge (Publisher)
Series
Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management
Topic / Theme
Water in South Asia, Water resources development, Water supply, Hydrology, Politics & Policy, Ecology, Asians, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright © 2017 Ravi Baghel, Lea Stepan and Joseph K. W. Hill
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Interstate Water Compacts: Intergovernmental Efforts to Manage America's Water Resources
written by Joseph F. Zimmerman, 1928- (Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2012), 268 page(s)
Examines intergovernmental efforts within the United States to manage the nation’s water supply. Long taken for granted, water resources are rapidly becoming a contentious issue within American politics. Continuing population growth and rapid development, coupled with environmental events such as droughts, have...
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written by Joseph F. Zimmerman, 1928- (Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2012), 268 page(s)
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Examines intergovernmental efforts within the United States to manage the nation’s water supply. Long taken for granted, water resources are rapidly becoming a contentious issue within American politics. Continuing population growth and rapid development, coupled with environmental events such as droughts, have led to increasing water shortages in sections of the nation. In Interstate Water Compacts author Joseph F. Zimmerman highlights the gro...
Examines intergovernmental efforts within the United States to manage the nation’s water supply. Long taken for granted, water resources are rapidly becoming a contentious issue within American politics. Continuing population growth and rapid development, coupled with environmental events such as droughts, have led to increasing water shortages in sections of the nation. In Interstate Water Compacts author Joseph F. Zimmerman highlights the growing importance of water issues within the United States and a device that has been instrumental in facilitating interstate cooperation to solve water-related problems: the interstate compact. This groundbreaking work is the first to devote itself exclusively to interstate and federal-interstate compacts pertaining to controversies including the abatement of water pollution, apportionment of river waters, economic development, flood control, inland fisheries, marine fisheries, and restoration to rivers of anadromous fish, such as salmon and shad. The process for entering into interstate and federal-interstate compacts is explained in detail, as is the exercise of original jurisdiction by the US Supreme Court to resolve intractable interstate controversies involving interpretation of provisions of compacts, water apportionment, and water pollution abatement. Zimmerman concludes by calling for the President, Congress, governors, state legislatures, and local governments to devote more attention and resources to finding solutions for water-related problems. “…a well-researched, detailed reference of interstate compacts with an emphasis on water-related compacts. The text’s strength is in its detailed description of the legal justification of interstate compacts and their role in horizontal federalism and intergovernmental relations … worth a read for any student of federalism looking to gain knowledge in this subfield of federalism.” — Publius “Zimmerman provides a thorough description of the use of interstate compacts and other intergovernmental efforts to manage water resources … Readers who want well-documented source material on the role of interstate compacts, with particular attention to water-related agreements, will find this book valuable.” — CHOICE Joseph F. Zimmerman is Professor of Political Science at the University at Albany, State University of New York. His many books include Horizontal Federalism: Interstate Relations; Interstate Cooperation, Second Edition: Compacts and Administrative Agreements; and State-Local Governmental Interactions, all published by SUNY Press.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Joseph F. Zimmerman, 1928-
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
State University of New York Press
Topic / Theme
Laws and legislation, Government policy, Water resources development, Ecology, Law, 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Copyright © 2012 by State University of New York Press
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