European Water Law and Hydropolitics An Inquiry into the Resilience of Transboundary Water Governance in the European Union

This book provides the first comprehensive assessment of the various issues faced by countries in the European Union, where progressing climate change and urbanization pose significant cooperative challenges in a large number of river basins. Conducting a thorough analysis of the intricate web of EU...

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Main Author: Baranyai, Gábor
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2020, 2020
Edition:1st ed. 2020
Series:Water Governance - Concepts, Methods, and Practice
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This book provides the first comprehensive assessment of the various issues faced by countries in the European Union, where progressing climate change and urbanization pose significant cooperative challenges in a large number of river basins. Conducting a thorough analysis of the intricate web of EU water governance, it reveals that the hydropolitical stability of the European Union is already at risk. Further, given the structural nature of the shortcomings in EU water policy—e.g. the rigidity of the EU’s founding treaties or the institutional complacency of the European Commission—the book argues that these risks are likely to turn into sources of prolonged conflict, unless EU decision-making bodies take steps to address the new hydrological realities early on.
Physical Description:XVII, 186 p. 10 illus., 7 illus. in color online resource
ISBN:9783030225414