UID:
kobvindex_HPB961061617
Format:
1 online resource (300 pages)
ISBN:
9783319189710
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3319189719
Series Statement:
Water Resources Development and Management
Content:
This book presents the results of the Interdisciplinary Research Group "Society - Water - Technology" of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. It describes interdisciplinary evaluation criteria for major water engineering projects (MWEPs) and portrays an application to the Lower Jordan Valley (Middle East) and the Fergana Valley (Central Asia). Both areas are characterised by transboundary conflicts, by challenges due to demographic and climate change, and by political and societal pressures. Based on the findings, the book provides recommendations for science and political decisions makers as well as for international financing institutions. In addition, it outlines research gaps from an interdisciplinary perspective. In the past, MWEPs have been used as an instrument to cope with the demands of growing populations and to enhance development progress. Experiences with MWEPs have shown that a purely technical approach has not always brought about the desired results. In many cases, MWEPs have even resulted in negative implications for society and environment. Therefore, improved management strategies and enhanced technologies for a sustainable water resource management system are a prerequisite to meet present and future challenges. And, moreover, the continuous evaluation and optimisation of these measures is, likewise, a must.
Note:
Contributors; Abbreviations; List of Figures; List of Tables; Part I: Context and Objectives; Chapter 1: Introduction: A€Critical Appraisal of€Major Water Engineering Projects and€the€Need for€Interdisciplinary Approaches; 1.1 Ecological Challenges, Social and€Economic Opportunities: The€Multiple Facets of€Major Water Engineering Projects; 1.2 Interdisciplinary Research on€Water Resources; 1.3 The Interdisciplinary Research Tradition of€the€Berlin-ƯBrandenburg Academy of€Sciences and€Humanities.
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1.4 Aims and€Working Structure of€the€Interdisciplinary Research Group Society€- Water€- Technology1.5 Acknowledgements; 1.6 Members of€the€Interdisciplinary Research Group Society€- Water€- Technology; Chapter 2: Water Ethics€- Orientation for€Water Conflicts as€Part of€Inter- and€Transdisciplinary Deliberation; 2.1 Objectives and€Approach; 2.2 The Value of€Water in€Different Cultures; 2.2.1 Judaism, Christianity, and€Islam; 2.2.2 Western Modernity; 2.2.3 The Need for€Water Ethics Beyond Value Assignment; 2.3 Water Ethics; 2.3.1 Review of€the€Literature on€Water Ethics.
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2.3.2 Subjects of€Water Ethics2.3.3 Substantial and€Procedural Aspects of€Water Ethics; 2.3.3.1 Human Right to€Water and€Sanitation; 2.3.3.2 Sustaining Ecosystem Functions; 2.3.3.3 Responsible Use of€Water; 2.3.3.4 Participatory Water Governance; 2.4 Cultural and€Social Preconditions of€the€Ethical Discourse; 2.5 Water Conflicts; 2.6 Water Ethics and€Specific Water Conflicts; References; Part II: Major Water Engineering Projects€- Challenges, Problems, Opportunities; Chapter 3: Major Water Engineering Projects: Definitions, Framework Conditions, Systemic Effects.
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3.1 Definition of€Major Water Engineering Projects€- A€Proposal3.2 Water Technologies€- Uses and€Functions; 3.2.1 Water Storage; 3.2.2 Water Distribution; 3.2.3 Water Use; 3.3 Principles, Trends and€Framework Conditions of€Major Water Engineering Projects; 3.4 An Evaluation Framework of€MWEPs; References; Chapter 4: A Global View on€Future Major Water Engineering Projects; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Major Engineering Projects in€the€Water Sector; 4.2.1 Interbasin Water-Transfer Projects; 4.2.2 Navigable Waterways; 4.2.3 Hydropower Mega Dams; 4.2.4 Large-Scale Restoration Projects; 4.3 Discussion.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Hüttl, Reinhard F. Society - Water - Technology : A Critical Appraisal of Major Water Engineering Projects. Cham : Springer International Publishing, ©2015 9783319189703
Language:
English
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