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Zusatztext 'This comprehensive, multidisciplinary book, edited by a former minister of water and irrigation for Jordan...shows how it can be financially profitable to treat water as a tradable commodity, to be exchanged peaceably across borders. It also brings the water conflicts between Jordan and its neighbors, Israel and Syria, into sharp focus.'Journal of American Water Works Informationen zum Autor Munther J. Haddadin has held many senior level positions related to Jordanian water policy, including president and chairman of the Board of the Jordan Valley Authority from 1982 to 1987, and Minister of Water and Irrigation in Jordan from 1997 to 1998. He was a senior negotiator in Jordan's delegations to the Middle East Peace Process, within which he headed the committee on water, energy and the environment in the bilateral peace negotiations with Israel. He is currently a consultant and a courtesy professor in the Department of Geosciences at Oregon State University and an affiliate professor at the University of Oklahoma. Klappentext This is the first comprehensive! multi-disciplinary book to address water policy in Jordan. Edited by the former Minister of Water and Irrigation of Jordan! with contributions by other prominent Jordanian and international water professionals! this volume covers such areas as the population-water resources equation in Jordan; institutional and legal frameworks; the data systems used for the assessment and formulation of water policy; water allocations and uses in municipal! industrial! and agricultural sectors; social and environmental issues; and water conflict with Jordan's neighbors. The book is a must for readers interested in Middle East politics and the critical nature of water issues in the region. The book notes the importance of interaction with the outside world to augment water resources through trade! making the experience of Jordan relevant to other developing regions where water is scarce. It introduces the term Zusammenfassung Addressing water policy in Jordan, this title covers such areas as the population-water resources equation in Jordan; institutional and legal frameworks; the data systems used for the assessment and formulation of water policy; water allocations and uses in municipal, industrial, and agricultural sectors; and, social and environmental issues. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword Dr. Abdul Salam MajaliFigures and TablesContributorsIntroduction Munther J. HaddadinThe Population-Water Resources Equation Elias Salameh and Munther J. Haddadin The Evolution of Water Administration and Legislation Munther J. HaddadinWater Data Systems in Support of Water Management and Planning Hala Zawati Katkhuda and Munther J. HaddadinDevelopment of Water Resources and Irrigation Munther J. Haddadin, Sami J. Sunna , and Hani A. Al RashidEnvironmental Issues of Water Resources Ra ed Daoud, Helena Naber, Mai Abu Tarbush, Razan Quossous, Amer Salman, and Emad KarabliehThe Economics of Water in Jordan Amer Salman, Emad Karablieh, Heinz-Peter Wolff, Franklin M. Fisher, and Munther J. HaddadinThe Role of Trade in Alleviating Water Shortage Munther J. Haddadin, Amer Salman, and Emad Karablieh Water and Wastewater Management: Governance and Policy Framework Munther J. Haddadin, Ra ed Daoud, and Helena NaberLinkages with Social and Cultural Issues Musa Shteiwi and Munther J. HaddadinConflict Resolution and Regional Cooperation Munther J. Haddadin ConclusionsAcronymsIndex...
