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Common Grounds, Common Waters: Towards A Water Ethic - Roundtable Discussion, Gabriel Eckstein, Irene Klaver
Common Grounds, Common Waters: Towards A Water Ethic - Roundtable Discussion, Gabriel Eckstein, Irene Klaver
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The purpose of this roundtable discussion is to continue the dialogue but in a more informal setting, and to allow people to develop some of the ideas and concepts that they started earlier but could not finish because of the time limits.
It is also to get the audience and the panelists to ask questions of each other and to participate in more of a dialogue. To start this discussion I want to raise, at least to the panelists, this issue of wants versus needs, and I am actually going to add one more-versus rights-because I thought that was very …
The Nature Of Legal Education And Its Links To Water Management, Denise D. Fort
The Nature Of Legal Education And Its Links To Water Management, Denise D. Fort
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When water decisions are made, water lawyers are central fi gures, and decisions are made within the framework of the governing institutions. In this essay, I discuss legal education and the training of a water lawyer. Students from other disciplines may seek out legal education, so approaches to their education are considered.
Asr From A Legal Perspective, Denise D. Fort
Asr From A Legal Perspective, Denise D. Fort
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Examples Of The Political Character Of International Water Law, Gabriel E. Eckstein
Examples Of The Political Character Of International Water Law, Gabriel E. Eckstein
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It is widely known that over a billion people lack access to potable water, and well over twice that number are without adequate sanitation'-the latter situation often being related to the former. It has been calculated that every eight seconds a child dies of water-related causes-a stunning statistic and an absolutely unacceptable state of affairs.
While much has been made of the prospect of global water shortages, what is perhaps not so well known is that most of the world's fresh water is shared by two or more states. There are more than 260 international drainage basins, which account for …
El Precia Del Agua [Pricing Water], Carlos Gómez-Ligüerre, Vanessa Casado-Pérez, Ignacio Marín-García
El Precia Del Agua [Pricing Water], Carlos Gómez-Ligüerre, Vanessa Casado-Pérez, Ignacio Marín-García
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En España, como en otros muchos países, el agua es un recurso escaso que se asigna ineficientemente. El Estado es su propietario y la asigna a precios políticos e inadecuados. Mientras que la agricultura absorbe dos tercios de este preciado bien, los hogares y la industria consumen sólo el 18 y el 13 % respectivamente. Este trabajo propone la creación de un mercado de derechos sobre el agua controlado por una agencia estatal, pues los costes de transacción son tan elevados que el resultado alcanzado a través de la negociación libre entre las partes no sería eficiente.
In Spain, as …
State Practice In The Management And Allocation Of Transboundary Ground Water Resources In North America, Gabriel Eckstein, Amy Hardberger
State Practice In The Management And Allocation Of Transboundary Ground Water Resources In North America, Gabriel Eckstein, Amy Hardberger
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Throughout the world, international and state political boundaries divide ground water resources into politically convenient jurisdictions. Subsurface water, however, does not recognize such borders and flows freely without regard to overlying politics. This disregard for the political dimension, coupled with the growing global importance of fresh water, has the potential for aggravating disputes and conflicts over the use, allocation, and preservation of such resources. To date, widely accepted norms of international law applicable to transboundary aquifers have yet to emerge. However, local and regional agreements, including both formal and unofficial arrangements, suggest the emergence of state practice that should be …
Global Climate Change: Water Supply Risks And Water Management Opportunities, Brian E. Gray
Global Climate Change: Water Supply Risks And Water Management Opportunities, Brian E. Gray
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In Praise Of Joe Sax, John D. Leshy
Interstate Groundwater Resources: The Federal Role, John D. Leshy
Interstate Groundwater Resources: The Federal Role, John D. Leshy
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Where's The Beef? Facilitating Voluntary Retirements Of Federal Lands From Livestock Grazing, John D. Leshy, Molly S. Mcusic
Where's The Beef? Facilitating Voluntary Retirements Of Federal Lands From Livestock Grazing, John D. Leshy, Molly S. Mcusic
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Dams, Duties, And Discretion: Bureau Of Reclamation Water Project Operations And The Endangered Species Act, Reed D. Benson
Dams, Duties, And Discretion: Bureau Of Reclamation Water Project Operations And The Endangered Species Act, Reed D. Benson
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Nearly thirty years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court decided whether the survival of a relatively small number of three-inch fish among all the countless millions of species extant would require the permanent halting of a virtually completed dam for which Congress has expended more than $100 million.' Stunningly, the fish won, because the language, history, and structure of the Endangered Species Act showed 'beyond doubt that Congress intended endangered species to be afforded the highest of priorities.' The Court acknowledged that this view of the statute would carry substantial economic costs, but was persuaded that '[t]he plain intent of Congress …