Water Law and Policy Governance Without Frontiers

Author: Ellie Louka
Publisher: Oxford University Press USA
ISBN: 9780195374131
Published In: October 2008
Format: Hardback , 462 pages
Jurisdiction: European Union ? Disclaimer:
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Provides an overall understanding of the development and evolution of water policy and management in the European Union
Describes institutional development, norms and guiding principles, implementation strategies, and public participation mechanisms at the local level, EU level, and globally
Explains how the development of regional water management institutions could avert a water crisis

Water Law and Policy examines water management in Europe, and the difficulties and policy dilemmas involved in creating integrated water management institutions. This is the only overall assessment of the development and evolution of European Water Law and Policy. The book is unique in that it concentrates on institutional development, norms and guiding principles, implementation strategies, and public participation mechanisms at the local level, EU level, and globally.

Water is one of the most mismanaged natural resources. Failed water management policies and fragmented water management institutions can have catastrophic results, including both flooding and water scarcity. Dr. Elli Louka's book provides insights that can guide water development policies across national borders. It is a must-read for policymakers, water managers, and students who need to understand national and transnational water management.

Introduction
Part One: The Making of Water Policy
Chapter 1: Water Governance
Chapter 2: Principles of Water Management
Chapter 3: The Making of the European Union
Chapter 4: Water Management in the European Union
Chapter 5: Implementing Water Management
Chapter 6: Coordination Policies and Politics
Part Two: National Institutions for Water Management
Chapter 7: Designing Effective Organizations
Chapter 8: Centralization/Decentralization Dilemmas
Chapter 9: How to Predict Success in Water Management
Chapter 10: Models of Water Policy
Chapter 11: Case Studies
Part Three: Expressions of Democracy
Chapter 12: Information as the Foundation of the Democratic State
Chapter 13: Towards Effective Rules in Water Management? The Participation of the Public
Chapter 14: Public Participation and Strengthening of the Democratic State
Chapter 15: Case Studies
Part Four: International Institutions for Water Management
Chapter 16: Instruments for Transboundary Water Management
Chapter 17: Nineteen Countries-One River: Trade-offs in the Management of the Danube River
Chapter 18: Institutional Congestion in the Management of Rhine River
Chapter 19: Institution-Building in the Scheldt and Meuse Rivers
Chapter 20: The Future of the Elbe River Regime
Chapter 21: Tepid Institutional Development in southeast Europe
Part Five: International Governance Mechanisms
Chapter 22: Participation of Stakeholders in International Water Commissions
Chapter 23: International Water Authorities and the Role of Secretariats
Part Six: Anticipating the Future
Chapter 24: Sketches from National and Transnational Experience
Chapter 25: Towards a Future Water Policy
Index

Dr. Elli Louka is the founder of Alphabetics Development and Investment, a company devoted to environment and development. Louka was a senior fellow at the Orville H. Schell Center for International Human Rights at Yale Law School and a Ford Foundation Fellow at New York University School of Law. This book is an outgrowth of the Marie Curie Fellowship provided by the European Commission of the European Union. Louka is the author of multiple publications in international environmental law including the latest 'International Environmental Law: Fairness, Effectiveness and World Order' (2006).