Losing Paradise (voices In Development Management)
by Gail Holst-Warhaft /
2010 / English / PDF
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Taking a uniquely interdisciplinary view of the Eastern
Mediterranean region's water problems, this book considers some of
the technical and regulatory solutions being proposed or
implemented to solve the difficulties of diminished or polluted
water supplies. Stressing the importance of traditional and
historical cultural understanding in addressing the water crisis,
the authors demonstrate that what is required is an integrated
legal, social and scientific management system appropriate to each
country's stage of development and their cultural heritage. Using
case studies from Lebanon, Israel and the Palestinian territories,
Egypt, Greece, Turkey and Cyprus, the authors focus on the urgency
of the present crisis faced by each country and the need for
cooperation. The suggested solutions also serve as a paradigm for
the rest of the world as it faces similar issues of water shortage.
Taking a uniquely interdisciplinary view of the Eastern
Mediterranean region's water problems, this book considers some of
the technical and regulatory solutions being proposed or
implemented to solve the difficulties of diminished or polluted
water supplies. Stressing the importance of traditional and
historical cultural understanding in addressing the water crisis,
the authors demonstrate that what is required is an integrated
legal, social and scientific management system appropriate to each
country's stage of development and their cultural heritage. Using
case studies from Lebanon, Israel and the Palestinian territories,
Egypt, Greece, Turkey and Cyprus, the authors focus on the urgency
of the present crisis faced by each country and the need for
cooperation. The suggested solutions also serve as a paradigm for
the rest of the world as it faces similar issues of water shortage.
