'Preface to' Bridges Over Water: Understanding Transboundary Water Conflict, Negotiation and Cooperation

Abstract

Bridges over Water places the study of transboundary water conflicts, negotiation, and cooperation in the context of various disciplines, such as international relations, international law, international negotiations, and economics. It demonstrates their application, using various quantitative approaches, such as river basin modeling, quantitative negotiation theory, and game theory. Case-studies of particular transboundary river basins, lakes, and aquifers are also considered. This second edition updates the literature on international water and in-depth analyses on political developments and cooperation between riparian states. With an appended chapter on principles and practices of negotiation, and a new case study on the La Plata Basin, this edition is a timely update to the field of transboundary water studies. Contents: Introduction: State of Water and Interstate Water Relations Overview of Literature on Conflict Negotiation and Cooperation Over Shared Waters The Development and Application of International Water Law Principles and Practices of Cooperation in Managing International Water Cooperative Game Theory and Water Resources: Principles Cooperative Game Theory and Water Resources: Application of Solution Concepts Principles and Practices of Negotiation: A Quantitative Approach Hydropolitics and International Relations An Overview of Selected International Water Treaties in Their Geographic and Political Contexts Global Analysis of International Water Agreements The Use of River Basin Modeling as a Tool to Assess Conflict and Potential Cooperation Conclusion Case Studies: The Mekong River Basin The Ganges Basin (With Focus on India and Bangledesh) The Indus River Basin The Aral Sea Basin The La Plata River Basin Annexes: The Generica: An Outline for Preparing a Basin Case Study River Basin Cooperative Game Theory Example Readership: Graduates in economics, engineering, water law, international relations and practitioners in water resource management, international water law and water policies. Key Features: An original textbook that combines several disciplines that together allow understanding and analyzing of conflict, negotiation and cooperation in transboundary water A balanced set of conceptual approaches and case studies from all over the world Supplementary material include: a computer program that allows users to practice various concepts of cooperation, demonstrating them via quantitative examples and outcomes, various annexes of treaties Each chapter includes sections on chapter objectives; glossary of main terminology; summary; practice questions; and list of recommended readings