Rethinking the management of transboundary freshwater resources: A critical examination of modern international law and practice

Natural Resources Forum

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 21-30

  Albert, Jeffrey ^a  

^a Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

Arid climates; International law of shared water resources; Transboundary water disputes

Indexed keywords

FRESHWATER; INTERNATIONAL LAW; TRANSBOUNDARY POLLUTION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RELATIONS; WATER RESOURCE;

EID: 0034097724     PISSN: 01650203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.2000.tb00926.x     Document Type: Article

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