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Title: LOSING PARADISE
THE WATER CRISIS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
By: Tammo Steenhuis (Editor), Gail Holst-Warhaft (Editor), Professor Margaret Grieco
Format: Hardback

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ISBN 10: 0754675734
ISBN 13: 9780754675730
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Publisher: TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Pub. date: 28 March, 2010
Series: Voices in Development Management
Pages: 234
Description: Taking an 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. It includes case studies from Lebanon, Israel and the Palestinian territories, Egypt, and Cyprus.
Synopsis: 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, Italy, Spain, Egypt, Greece, Jordan 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.
Illustrations: includes 17 line drawings
Publication: UK
Imprint: Ashgate Publishing Limited
Returns: Returnable
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