| Description |
1 online resource (300 pages) |
| Series |
Global Issues in Water Policy ; v. 4 |
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Global issues in water policy ; v. 4.
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| Contents |
ch. 1: Introduction -- ch. 2: The four eras of Israeli water policies -- ch. 3: Israel's water policy 1980s-2000s: Advocacy coalitions, policy stalemate, and policy change -- ch. 4: Water in agriculture -- ch. 5: Rehabilitating Israel's streams and rivers -- ch. 6: Wastewater supply management -- ch. 7: Desalination in Israel -- ch. 8: Groundwater management in Israel -- ch. 9: Market-based regulations on water users -- ch. 10: Policies for water demand management in Israel -- ch. 11: Water quality assessment and management of Lake Kinneret water resources: Results and challenges. -- ch. 12: The Red Sea-Dead Sea conveyance feasibility study, 2008-2012 -- ch. 13: Impacts of changes in regional rainfall-distribution patters on winter agriculture in Israel -- ch. 14: A state of uncertainty regarding the impact of future global climate calls for creating groundwater storage in order to ensure a safe supply of water for Israel -- ch. 15: Basin management in the context of Israel and the Palestine authority -- ch. 16: The international hydro-political policies of Israel -- ch. 17: The Water Authority -- The impetus of its establishment, its objectives, accomplishments, and the challenges facing it -- ch. 18: Summary and concluding words |
| Summary |
This book deals with water policy in Israel. It offers a detailed examination of the main sources of Israel's water, its principle consumers, the gap between supply and demand, and the complex, contentious work of analyzing and devising the nation's water management and use policies. Water Policy in Israel is arranged in five broad sections: The dynamics of moving from one policy era to another; Supply management; Demand management; The importance of the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea; and Regional and global issues including water conflict and cooperation and climate change |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| In |
Springer eBooks |
| Subject |
Water resources development -- Government policy -- Israel
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Water-supply -- Israel
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Water-supply -- International cooperation.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
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Sciences de la terre.
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Environnement.
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Water resources development -- Government policy
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Water-supply
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Water-supply -- International cooperation
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Israel
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Becker, Nir
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| ISBN |
9789400759114 |
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9400759118 |
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940075910X |
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9789400759107 |
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