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Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2015

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ISBN 9783319189710 (electronic bk.)

ISBN 9783319189703

Water Resources Development and Management Ser.

Print version: Huttl, Reinhard F. Society - Water - Technology Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2015 ISBN 9783319189703

Part II: Major Water Engineering Projects - Challenges, Problems, Opportunities -- Chapter 3: Major Water Engineering Projects: Definitions, Framework Conditions, Systemic Effects -- 3.1 Definition of Major Water Engineering Projects - A Proposal -- 3.2 Water Technologies - Uses and Functions -- 3.2.1 Water Storage.

Chapter 2: Water Ethics - Orientation for Water Conflicts as Part of Inter- and Transdisciplinary Deliberation -- 2.1 Objectives and Approach -- 2.2 The Value of Water in Different Cultures -- 2.2.1 Judaism, Christianity, and Islam -- 2.2.2 Western Modernity -- 2.2.3 The Need for Water Ethics Beyond Value Assignment -- 2.3 Water Ethics -- 2.3.1 Review of the Literature on Water Ethics -- 2.3.2 Subjects of Water Ethics -- 2.3.3 Substantial and Procedural Aspects of Water Ethics -- 2.3.3.1 Human Right to Water and Sanitation -- 2.3.3.2 Sustaining Ecosystem Functions -- 2.3.3.3 Responsible Use of Water -- 2.3.3.4 Participatory Water Governance -- 2.4 Cultural and Social Preconditions of the Ethical Discourse -- 2.5 Water Conflicts -- 2.6 Water Ethics and Specific Water Conflicts -- References ---

Part II: Major Water Engineering Projects - Challenges, Problems, Opportunities -- Chapter 3: Major Water Engineering Projects: Definitions, Framework Conditions, Systemic Effects -- 3.1 Definition of Major Water Engineering Projects - A Proposal -- 3.2 Water Technologies - Uses and Functions -- 3.2.1 Water Storage.

Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Part I: Context and Objectives -- Chapter 1: Introduction: A Critical Appraisal of Major Water Engineering Projects and the Need for Interdisciplinary Approaches -- 1.1 Ecological Challenges, Social and Economic Opportunities: The Multiple Facets of Major Water Engineering Projects -- 1.2 Interdisciplinary Research on Water Resources -- 1.3 The Interdisciplinary Research Tradition of the Berlin-­Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities -- 1.4 Aims and Working Structure of the Interdisciplinary Research Group Society - Water - Technology -- 1.5 Acknowledgements -- 1.6 Members of the Interdisciplinary Research Group Society - Water - Technology ---

11.1 WUAs in the Global Discourse on Integrated Water Resources Management.

13.2.2 The Agreement Concerning the Utilisation of the Yarmuk Waters -- 13.2.3 The Peace Treaty Between Israel and Jordan -- 13.2.4 The Oslo II Agreement.

15.3.2.4 Intensifying Regional Diplomacy to Manage Shared Resources.

7.4 Significance and Exemplary Importance of the Case Studies -- References -- Part III: The Fergana Valley - Uzbekistan’s Hydro-Agricultural System Between Inertia and Change.

11.2 WUAs as Building Blocks of Irrigation Management in the Fergana Valley -- 11.2.1 Early Origins of WUAs -- 11.2.2 Organisational Structure of WUAs -- 11.2.3 Spatial Reform of WUAs -- 11.2.4 Current Status of WUAs -- 11.3 Fergana Valley’s WUAs in Practice -- 11.3.1 Practices of Representation -- 11.3.2 Practices of Leadership -- 11.3.3 Practices of Regulation -- 11.3.4 Practices of Education -- 11.4 WUAs as Models for Emulation? -- References -- Chapter 12: Theory, the Market and the State: Agricultural Reforms in Post Socialist Uzbekistan Between Economic Incentives and Institutional Obstacles -- 12.1 Introduction: The Need to Price Water Resources in the Fergana Valley -- 12.2 Some Economics of Water Pricing -- 12.2.1 What Are the Full Costs of Water and Its Services? -- 12.2.2 Who Should Bear the Full Costs of Water Services? ---

3.2.2 Water Distribution -- 3.2.3 Water Use -- 3.3 Principles, Trends and Framework Conditions of Major Water Engineering Projects -- 3.4 An Evaluation Framework of MWEPs -- References -- Chapter 4: A Global View on Future Major Water Engineering Projects -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Major Engineering Projects in the Water Sector -- 4.2.1 Interbasin Water-Transfer Projects -- 4.2.2 Navigable Waterways -- 4.2.3 Hydropower Mega Dams -- 4.2.4 Large-Scale Restoration Projects -- 4.3 Discussion -- References -- Chapter 5: Neglected Values of Major Water Engineering Projects: Ecosystem Services, Social Impacts, and Economic Valuation -- 5.1 Controversial Discussions About Benefits and Costs of Major Water Engineering Projects -- 5.2 The Emergence of Major Water Engineering Projects Worldwide: Large Dams on the Advance ---

Laying Foundations for a Regional Water Authority.

11.1 WUAs in the Global Discourse on Integrated Water Resources Management.

12.3 Political and Institutional Obstacles -- 12.3.1 Protection of the Agricultural Sector -- 12.3.2 No Freedom for Individual Choice -- 12.3.3 Lack of Clearly Defined Water Rights and Unclear Role of Water Users Associations -- 12.4 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Part IV: The Lower Jordan Valley - The Red Sea-Dead Sea Conveyance Project and Its Complex History -- Chapter 13: Water Resources, Cooperation and Power Asymmetries in the Water Management of the Lower Jordan Valley: The Situation Today and the Path that Has Led There -- 13.1 Water Resources of the Lower Jordan Basin -- 13.1.1 Water Uses and Water Abstractions -- 13.1.2 Water Balance -- 13.1.3 Environmental Consequences of Current Water Uses -- 13.1.4 Climate and Demography -- 13.1.5 Proposed Strategies -- 13.2 History of Water Conflicts, Cooperation and Treaties -- 13.2.1 The Johnston Plan ---

13.2.2 The Agreement Concerning the Utilisation of the Yarmuk Waters -- 13.2.3 The Peace Treaty Between Israel and Jordan -- 13.2.4 The Oslo II Agreement.

15.1.1 Demand Exceeds Supply -- 15.1.2 Unpredictable Transboundary Flows -- 15.1.3 Governance Shortcomings -- 15.1.3.1 Reducing Unsustainable Highlands Groundwater Abstraction -- 15.1.3.2 Encouraging Efficient Water Use -- 15.1.3.3 Reducing Non-Revenue Water (NRW) -- 15.1.3.4 Reforming Water Institutions -- 15.2 The Shadow State -- 15.2.1 The Politics of Co-option -- 15.2.2 Politics of Water -- 15.2.2.1 Northern Highlands -- 15.2.2.2 Southern Highlands -- 15.2.2.3 Resilience of the Shadow State -- 15.3 Proposed Actions -- 15.3.1 Building Water Security Through Political Reforms -- 15.3.2 National and Regional Solutions -- 15.3.2.1 Transforming the Water Sector -- 15.3.2.2 Exploiting Scope for Indispensable Demand and Supply-Side Efficiency Measures -- Non-Revenue Water Reduction -- Cross-sector Highlands Water Strategy -- Wastewater Reuse -- 15.3.2.3 Pursuing Affordable Regional Desalination ---

15.3.2.4 Intensifying Regional Diplomacy to Manage Shared Resources.

5.3 Making Ecosystem Services and Distributional Concerns Visible and Incorporating Them into Decision Making -- 5.3.1 The Concept of Total Economic Value -- 5.3.2 Ecological Trade-Offs -- 5.3.3 Social Conflicts -- 5.3.4 Potential and Limits of Economic Analysis -- 5.4 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 6: Water Governance: A Systemic Approach -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 System Theory Revisited -- 6.3 The Governance Approach -- 6.4 Dealing with Complexity -- References -- Chapter 7: Research in Two Case Studies: Irrigation and Land Use in the Fergana Valley and Water Management in the Lower Jordan Valley -- 7.1 Selection of the Case Studies: A Wide Spectrum of  Socio-­Economic and Ecological Framework Conditions -- 7.2 The Fergana Valley -- 7.3 The Lower Jordan River Basin and the Red Sea-Dead Sea Conveyance Project ---

7.4 Significance and Exemplary Importance of the Case Studies -- References -- Part III: The Fergana Valley - Uzbekistan’s Hydro-Agricultural System Between Inertia and Change.

References -- Map References -- Chapter 10: Irrigation Infrastructure in Fergana Today: Ecological Implications - Economic Necessities -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 General Overview of Fergana Valley -- 10.2.1 Geography (Geomorphological Structure) -- 10.2.2 Climate -- 10.2.3 Demography -- 10.2.4 Land Use and Agricultural Production -- 10.3 Water Resources Management in the Fergana Valley -- 10.3.1 Hydrological Characteristics -- 10.3.2 Irrigation Network -- 10.3.3 Collector-Drainage Network -- 10.3.4 Management Structures -- 10.3.5 Agricultural Water Use -- 10.4 Ecological Impact of Water Management and Irrigation Practices -- 10.5 Economical Necessities to Maintain Irrigation Infrastructures -- 10.5.1 Water Productivity -- 10.6 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 11: Where Water Meets Agriculture: The Ambivalent Role of Water Users Associations ---

11.2 WUAs as Building Blocks of Irrigation Management in the Fergana Valley -- 11.2.1 Early Origins of WUAs -- 11.2.2 Organisational Structure of WUAs -- 11.2.3 Spatial Reform of WUAs -- 11.2.4 Current Status of WUAs -- 11.3 Fergana Valley’s WUAs in Practice -- 11.3.1 Practices of Representation -- 11.3.2 Practices of Leadership -- 11.3.3 Practices of Regulation -- 11.3.4 Practices of Education -- 11.4 WUAs as Models for Emulation? -- References -- Chapter 12: Theory, the Market and the State: Agricultural Reforms in Post Socialist Uzbekistan Between Economic Incentives and Institutional Obstacles -- 12.1 Introduction: The Need to Price Water Resources in the Fergana Valley -- 12.2 Some Economics of Water Pricing -- 12.2.1 What Are the Full Costs of Water and Its Services? -- 12.2.2 Who Should Bear the Full Costs of Water Services? ---

13.2.5 The Red Sea-Dead Sea Water Conveyance Study Programme -- 13.2.6 The Water Swap Memorandum of Understanding -- 13.3 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 14: Reclaiming the Dead Sea: Alternatives for Action -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Water Scarcity in the Jordan River Basin -- 14.3 Water Conveyance from the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea -- 14.3.1 Red Sea-Dead Sea Water Conveyance -- 14.3.2 Mediterranean Sea-Dead Sea Water Conveyance -- 14.3.3 Southern Route (Ashkelon → Qumran) -- 14.3.4 Northern Route (Atlit → Naharayim-Bakura → Dead Sea) -- 14.4 Dead Sea Reclamation Based on Recycled Water -- 14.5 How to Cover the Cost of Dead Sea Reclamation? -- 14.6 Concluding Comments -- References -- Chapter 15: Jordan’s Shadow State and Water Management: Prospects for Water Security Will Depend on Politics and Regional Cooperation -- 15.1 Defining the Problem ---

3.2.2 Water Distribution -- 3.2.3 Water Use -- 3.3 Principles, Trends and Framework Conditions of Major Water Engineering Projects -- 3.4 An Evaluation Framework of MWEPs -- References -- Chapter 4: A Global View on Future Major Water Engineering Projects -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Major Engineering Projects in the Water Sector -- 4.2.1 Interbasin Water-Transfer Projects -- 4.2.2 Navigable Waterways -- 4.2.3 Hydropower Mega Dams -- 4.2.4 Large-Scale Restoration Projects -- 4.3 Discussion -- References -- Chapter 5: Neglected Values of Major Water Engineering Projects: Ecosystem Services, Social Impacts, and Economic Valuation -- 5.1 Controversial Discussions About Benefits and Costs of Major Water Engineering Projects -- 5.2 The Emergence of Major Water Engineering Projects Worldwide: Large Dams on the Advance ---

Chapter 8: Between Multiple Transformations and Systemic Path Dependencies -- 8.1 Post-Soviet Transformation as a Multi-dimensional, Long-Term Process -- 8.2 Transformation and Path Dependencies in Fergana Valley’s Post-Soviet Agriculture -- 8.3 Transformation and Path Dependencies in Fergana Valley’s Post-Soviet Irrigation System -- 8.4 Researching the Fergana Valley: Tasks and Topics -- References -- Chapter 9: From Upscaling to Rescaling: Transforming the Fergana Basin from Tsarist Irrigation to Water Management for an Independent Uzbekistan -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Salient Features of Fergana’s Irrigation System -- 9.3 Historical Setting of Tsarist Plans to Utilise Central Asian Water Resources to Large-Scale Soviet Irrigation in the Fergana Valley -- 9.4 Geographical Rescaling After Independence -- 9.5 Persistence and Change Within Uzbekistan’s Water Management ---

Laying Foundations for a Regional Water Authority.

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