Management Of Shared Groundwater Resources: The Israeli-Palestinian Case With An International Perspective

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Preface. Introduction E. Feitelson, M. Haddad. Part I: The Problems and Approaches to Groundwater Management. The Management of Shared Aquifers M. Haddad, et al. The Islamic Approach to the Environment and Sustainable Groundwater Management M. Haddad. Part II: The Israeli-Palestinian Case. Overview of the Mountain Aquifer Y. Harpaz, et al. Water Resource Management in Israel S. Arlosoroff. The Need for Joint Management and Monitoring of the Water 'Usage' Cycle K. Assaf. The Turonian-Cenomanian Aquifer Y. Kahane. Legal and Administrative Responsibility of Domestic Water Supply to the Palestinians T. Nassereddin. Israeli-Palestinian Bargaining over the Mountain Aquifer S. Netanyahu, et al. Part III: International Experience in Cross-Boundary Management and Allocation of Water Resources. From Rights to Needs A.T. Wolf. Institutional Cooperation on Groundwater Issues C. De Villeneuve. Centralized vs. Decentralized Approaches to Groundwater Management and Allocation in the Context of Overdevelopment G.A. Thomas. The Evolving International Law of Transnational Aquifers J.W. Dellapenna. Water Rights M. Solanes. Droughts, Crisis Management and Water Rights A. Dinar. Part IV: Monitoring, Modeling and Data Compilation as Prerequisites for Groundwater Management. From Monitoring and Modeling to Decision Support Frameworks for the Joint Management of Shared Aquifers J.A.M. van der Gun. Hydrological Planning Aspects of Groundwater Allocation Y. Harpaz. The Potential of GIS in Water Management and Conflict Resolution J. Isaac, M. Owewi. Part V: Issues and Innovative Options for Groundwater Management and Allocation. The Use of Economic Instruments for Efficient Water Use S. Lonergan. Water Markets, Water Rights and Strategies for Decentralizing Water Management K.W. Easter, R. Hearne. Water Demand Management D.B. Brooks. Water Rights within a Water Cycle Framework E. Feitelson. The Legal Framework of Joint Management Institutions for Transboundary Water Resources E. Benvenisti. Crisis Management I. Najjar. Land Use Management in the Context of Joint Management of Shared Aquifers N. Mizyed. Part IV: An Action Plan for the Management of Shared Groundwater Resources. A Sequential Flexible Approach to the Management of Shared Aquifers E. Feitelson, M. Haddad. A Proposed Agenda for Joint Israeli-Palestinian Management of Shared Groundwater M. Haddad, et al. List of Contributors.