Water law & policy : governance without frontiers / Elli Louka.

Author/creator Louka, Elli
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2008.
Descriptionxv, 446 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects
Water resources development--Law and legislation. --European Union countries.
Water-supply--European Union countries. --Management.
Water-supply--Law and legislation. --European Union countries.
International rivers--European Union countries.

Variant title Water law and policy
Contents Water governance -- Principles of water management -- The making of the European Union -- Water management in the European Union -- Implementing water management -- Coordination policies and politics -- Designing effective organizations -- Centralization/decentralization dilemmas -- How to predict success in water management -- Models of water policy -- Case studies : Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Netherlands, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece -- Information as the foundation of the democratic state -- The participation of the public : towards effective rules in water management? -- Public participation and strengthening of the democratic state -- Public paticipation in practice -- Instruments for transboundary water management -- Nineteen countries-one river : trade-offs in the management of the Danube River -- Institutional congestion in the management of Rhine River -- Tepid institutional development in Southeast Europe -- Participation of stakeholders in international water commissions -- International water authorities and the role of secretariats -- Sketches from national and transnational experience -- Towards a future water policy.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2008019071
ISBN9780195374131 (alk. paper)
ISBN0195374134 (alk. paper)