Integrated Water Resources Management and Security in the Middle East bringstogether diverse voices relating to the critical issue of water management inone of ... » 

Integrated Water Resources Management and Security in the Middle East bringstogether diverse voices relating to the critical issue of water management inone of the worlds most politically volatile areas the Middle East. The bookbrings together Palestinian Israeli Jordanian and international expertopinions on creating a holistic and comprehensive view of water managementchallenges and strategies in an area of conflict and resource scarcity. Thebook takes security studies to the next level beyond military preparedness toaddress the security implications of the most fundamental of resources that ofwater. Indeed the book delves deeply into the underlying ideologicalunderpinnings of various water regimes and possible opportunities for newdecisionmaking models and regional cooperation. This book serves an importantplace in the scholarly literature on this topic for its breadth of participantsand perspectives and its concrete steps forward. It moves the academicdiscourse beyond pointing fingers and toward constructive solutions anddialogue. «