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Book Synopsis"Bridges over Water" places the study of transboundary water conflicts, negotiation, and cooperation in the context of various disciplines (such as international relations, international law, international negotiations, and economics), analyzing them using various quantitative approaches, such as river basin modeling and game theory. Case studies of particular transboundary river basins, lakes and aquifers are also considered. This is the first textbook for a relatively recent yet rapidly expanding field of study.
Trade Review"Is it true that water scarcity must lead to conflict? Might it not lead to cooperation instead? How can conflict be avoided? How can cooperation be promoted? This new book provides the answers to these questions -- or, if not the answers, the means for finding the answers. It fills a large gap in the literature and will, I predict, become the standard text in this important field." Scott Barrett Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies "No other book known heretofore presents such a wide and deep coverage of water issues as this book has done. No other book has gone through such a comprehensive analysis of the professional, technical, political and legal aspects of water and international water as the authors of this book have collectively done. The combination of their talents and impressive track records and backgrounds has produced a book that is unique in the literature on water. McCaffrey has outdone his excellent previous works and so have the Dinars and McKinney. I congratulate each one of them, and thank them for this precious contribution. The book is so valuable that it is a must for ALL water and environment professionals, students and academicians. It is also a must for political science and public policy students and practitioners." Munther J Haddadin Author and Professor of Water Resources former Minister of Water and Irrigation, Jordan and Senior Jordanian Negotiator and Head of Water Negotiating Team Middle East Peace Process
Table of ContentsThe State of Water in the World; Overview of Literature on Conflict Negotiation and Cooperation over Shared Waters; The Development and Application of International Water Law; Principles and Practices of Cooperation in Managing International Water; Cooperative Game Theory and Water Resources -- Principles; Cooperatve Game Theory and Water Resources -- Applications of Solution Concepts; Hydropolitics and International Relations; An Overview of Selected International Water Treaties in their Geographic and Political Contexts; Global Analysis of International Water Treaties; The Use of River Basin Modeling as a Tool to Assess Conflict and Potential Cooperation; Conclusion; Case Studies; Case Studies Treaties; Outline for Preparation of Case Study Analysis; A CD with Software to Practice Various Cooperative Approaches to Cooperation over Transboundary Water.
