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Water : Asia's new battleground

Title
Water : Asia's new battleground / Brahma Chellaney.
Author
Chellaney, Brahma.
Publication
Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, ©2011.

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Description
ix, 386 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
Summary
This is a study of Asia's murky water politics and the relationships among freshwater, peace, and security. The author illustrates the larger picture of water across Asia, highlights the security implications of resource-linked territorial disputes, and proposes real strategies to avoid conflict and more equitably share Asia's water resources.
Subject
  • Water-supply > Asia
  • Water > Government policy > Asia
  • Water rights > Asia
  • Ecology
  • Water > Government policy
  • Water rights
  • Water-supply
  • Friedenssicherung
  • Internationaler Konflikt
  • Konflikt
  • Konfliktregelung
  • Natürliche Ressourcen
  • Politischer Konflikt
  • Ressourcenpolitik
  • Ressourcenökonomie
  • Wasser
  • Wassermangel
  • Wassernutzung
  • Wasserreserve
  • Wasserversorgung
  • Vattenförekomster > Asien
  • Vatten > statlig politik > Asien
  • Vattenrätt > Asien
  • Asia > Environmental conditions
  • Asia
  • Asien
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction -- Asia : global water crisis hub -- Murky hydropolitics -- The Tibetan Plateau : the world's most unique water repository -- Exploiting the riparian advantage : a key test case -- Managing intrastate water conflicts -- Mitigating intercountry water disputes or discord -- Asia's challenge : forestalling bloodletting over water.
ISBN
  • 9781589017719
  • 1589017714
  • 9781626160125
  • 1626160120
LCCN
  • 2011003841
  • 99954811709
OCLC
  • ocn701672491
  • 701672491
  • SCSB-9220568
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library