Water and the Law: Towards Sustainability (The IUCN Academy of Environmental Law series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1783479604 ISBN 13: 9781783479603

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

Water and the Law examines the critical relationship between law and the management of water resources in the context of ensuring environmental sustainability. It highlights the central importance of integrated water resources management and cooperation in achieving sustainability.

The book considers two broad themes that are critical for life on Earth: how law can contribute to the sustainability of water itself and how the law s regulation of water can contribute to the sustainability of life both human life as well as that of other species in their natural environment. The expert contributors highlight that current approaches to water governance embrace integrated water resources management and appreciation of the holistic nature of the hydrological cycle. In addition to the recognition of the nature of water, there is also an apparent need for addressing water concerns in a cooperative manner.

Capturing the complexities and challenges of protecting water as a resource on the one hand and utilizing it as a service on the other, this thought-provoking book will prove a valuable resource for researchers and students of both water law, and the nexus of environmental law with human rights.

Contributors include: H. Alebachew, A. Bodart, T. Daya-Winterbottom, C. Dutra, D.E. Fisher, A. Foerster, E.B. Kasimbazi, G. Keremane, N. Lugaresi, V.G. Magalhães, J. McKay, A.R. Paterson, R. Pejan, S. Pollard, M. van Rijswick, M.D. dos Santos, J.C.L. da Silva, N. Soininen, I.U. Tappeiner, D. du Toit, P. Wouters, Z. Wu

About this title

About the Author:

Edited by Michael Kidd, Professor of Law, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Loretta Feris, Professor of Law, University of Cape Town, South Africa, Tumai Murombo, Associate Professor, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa and Alejandro Iza, Director IUCN Environmental Law Centre, Germany

Review:

`With its extensive footnoting the book also functions as an immensely rich resource of further references to further information, which will certainly delight researchers. Environmental lawyers and environmentalists alike will welcome this book as a valuable contribution to the current literature on this vital subject.' -- The Barrister Magazine

About this edition

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1783479604
• ISBN 13: 9781783479603
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 416
• Editor: Kidd Michael, Feris Loretta, Murombo Tumai, Iza Alejandro