Water in the Arabian Peninsula
Title | Water in the Arabian Peninsula PDF eBook |
Author | Kamil A. Mahdi |
Publisher | ISBS |
Pages | 424 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780863722462 |
Water scarcity in this dry region limits development possibilities and reduces the scope for economic diversification. The rapid economic growth of recent decades has increased water requirements beyond naturally sustainable levels. Inappropriate policies and technological solutions have placed the emphasis on meeting demand, instead of harnessing resources and managing water use. Depletion of groundwater is now common to most parts of this region, and there is also a high reliance on costly non-conventional alternatives. The 17 papers contained in this book address different aspects of this acute problem, with emphasis on policy issues and the need for structural change. The papers review policy experiences in several of the countries and analyse supply and resources constraints as well as water-using sectors. The social and economic ramifications of current water policies are considered and issues of policies reform are explored. Water resources planning and policy, environmental considerations, food security issues state subsdidies for argriculture and water, urban supply, regulatory institutions, demand management and development policy abjectives are all themes that run through this multi-disciplinary book. The papers in this book indicate that without a coherent and integrated set of institutional and policy measures, further investment and new technologies may offer more problems than solutions.
Water Resources in the Arabian Peninsula, 1921-1960: Bahrain, Qatar, Trucial States, Muscat and Oman, Saudi Arabia
Title | Water Resources in the Arabian Peninsula, 1921-1960: Bahrain, Qatar, Trucial States, Muscat and Oman, Saudi Arabia PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Water resources development |
ISBN | 9781852077952 |
Water Resources and Hydrometeorology of the Arab Region
Title | Water Resources and Hydrometeorology of the Arab Region PDF eBook |
Author | Mamdouh Shahin |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 594 |
Release | 2007-05-10 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1402054149 |
This book gives a unique portrait of the water resources in the Arab region dealing with climate and hydrology. It provides a historical introduction, physiographic features and geological settings of the region and its climate. The book deals with storage of water and impacts of water scarcity on the region’s future. There are reviews of topics coupled with case studies, data analyses, discussions and conclusions.
Water in the Arab World
Title | Water in the Arab World PDF eBook |
Author | Peter P. Rogers |
Publisher | Harvard Division of Engineering and Applied Science |
Pages | 402 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
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These essays address the tightening water resource problems of the Arab region, focusing on today's need to move toward rationalized new patterns of using water within the national economies. The authors discuss themes of water conflict and provide detailed looks at the Maghreb, the Nile countries, the Arabian Peninsula, and the Mashrek.
Water Resources in the Arabian Peninsula, 1921-1960
Title | Water Resources in the Arabian Peninsula, 1921-1960 PDF eBook |
Author | Anita L. P. Burdett |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781139965057 |
Water Resources and Conflict in the Middle East
Title | Water Resources and Conflict in the Middle East PDF eBook |
Author | Nurit Kliot |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 354 |
Release | 2005-07-28 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1134861249 |
The Middle East is a region of international concern and political unrest. This book forms a complete reference to both the hydrological as well as the social, economic, political and legal issues in the region and shows how water shortages threaten the renewal of military conflicts and disruption in the area. With resources over-extended due to natural and human causes, the book analyses the river basins of the Euphrates, Tigris, Nile and Jordan and provides detailed study of the hydrology, hydrography and geography of these river basins; it also analyses the needs of the economies and societies of the countries bordering these basins. Conclusions on likely areas of conflict are set within the legal framework of the Helsinki and International Law Commission Rules.
Hydrogeology of an Arid Region: The Arabian Gulf and Adjoining Areas
Title | Hydrogeology of an Arid Region: The Arabian Gulf and Adjoining Areas PDF eBook |
Author | A.S. Alsharhan |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Pages | 367 |
Release | 2001-11-16 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0080534325 |
This book provides comprehensive information about the water resources of the Arabian Gulf region, an area that is symbolic as an arid to extremely arid belt. Filling an information gap it provides in-depth analyses of both natural and human-related constraints on water resources, and presents a new vision on efficient management of available water resources.It contains an overview of the physical geography and climatic constraints on water resources, systematic inventory of available traditional and non-traditional water resources, water-related problems, water conservation and legislations, comprehensive water laws applicable to the region, and modern techniques of water resources investigation.This work meets the needs of scientists, environmentalists, engineers, planners and decision makers. Senior undergraduate, graduate students and researchers of the Gulf area, and more generally of arid regions, will also find this volume valuable.