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100 1 $aAllan, J. A.$q(John Anthony)
245 14 $aThe Middle East water question :$bhydropolitics and the global economy /$cTony Allan.
246 30 $aHydropolitics and the global economy
260 $aLondon ;$aNew York :$bI.B. Tauris,$c2002
300 $axviii, 382 p. :$bill., maps ;$c25 cm.
500 $a"Paperback edition published in 2002 by I.B. Tauris"--T.p. verso.
500 $a"In the United States of America and in Canada distributed by St. Martin's Press ..."--T.p. verso.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 343-374) and index.
505 0 $aFigures and tables -- Acknowledgements -- -- Part One. MENA water resources, allocation, management and perception -- 1. Water optimists and water pessimists : insiders and outsiders and an analytical framework -- 2. The resource : the supply -- -- Part Two. Economic and environmental imperatives ignored : and why they are ignored -- 3. Water is an economic resource : the economist's view -- 4. Water is not an economic resource : the political economy of some MENA waters -- 5. Water, development and the environment -- -- Part Three. Water : international relations and law -- 6. Water in regional and international relations -- 7. Water law and international water law in the Middle East and North Africa -- -- Part Four. The future -- 8 The future role of water in the Middle East and North African society -- -- Glossary and abbreviations -- References -- Index.
520 $aIs there enough water on this planet for a global population that will shortly double its present size? The answer is of great importance for people everywhere, but particularly to the peoples and political leaders of the Middle East and North Africa. In addition to explaining the particular issues of conflict in the region, Tony Allan argues that the answer to these problems lies at the global rather than local level.
650 0 $aWater-supply$zMiddle East.
650 0 $aWater-supply$xPolitical aspects$zMiddle East.
650 0 $aWater rights$zMiddle East.
650 0 $aWater resources development$xPolitical aspects$zMiddle East.
650 17 $aWatervoorziening.$2gtt
650 17 $aConflicten.$2gtt
650 17 $aEconomische ontwikkeling.$2gtt
730 0 $aEnvironmental Information Services Collection.$5wid
988 $a20090128
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