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Title:Water in the Middle East (HB @ PB Price) : Cooperation & Technological Solutions in the Jordan Valley
Author:K David Hambright, F Jamil Ragep & Joseph Ginat
ISBN:1845192338 : 9781845192334
Illustrations:maps & tables
Format:Hardback
Size:152x229mm
Pages:249
Weight: .536 Kg.
Published:Sussex Academic Press - November 2005
List Price: 19.95 Pounds Sterling
Availability:In Print
Subjects:Middle East: Hydrology (freshwater: rivers; lakes; springs; etc: Water supply & treatment: Management of land & natural resources


While the book highlights the complexities pertaining to regional water scarcity and inequitable distribution, the contributors offer no definitive conclusions or facile solutions; yet there is a broad consensus that regional solutions to maximize water resources must be pursued even as desalination becomes more viable both from technical/economic standpoints. The continuing deterioration of existing water supplies in terms of quantity and quality mandate that any solution must be achieved within a political/social framework of peace, enlightened economic policies, and the application of technical solutions that take due account of environmental concerns.