Optimal water management and conflict resolution: The Middle East Water Project

Water Resources Research

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 25-1-25-17

  Fisher, Franklin M ^a   Arlosoroff, Shaul ^b   Eckstein, Zvi ^c   Haddadin, Munther ^d   Hamati, Salem G ^e   Huber Lee, Annette ^f   Jarrar, Ammar ^g   Jayyousi, Anan ^g   Shamir, Uri ^h   Wesseling, Hans ^i,j  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Israel Water Engineers Association   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d Reg Off for Integrated Development   (Jordan)

^e ROID Development and Engineering   (Jordan)

^f STOCKHOLM ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g AN NAJAH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

^h TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

ⁱ WL DELFT HYDRAULICS   (Netherlands)

^j Ministry of Transport Public Works and Water Management Netherlands   (Netherlands)

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Author keywords

Conflict resolution; Cooperation; Cost benefit; Middle East; Optimal management

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DESALINATION; OPTIMIZATION; WATER RESOURCES;

WATER MANAGEMENT;

WATER SUPPLY;

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; OPTIMIZATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

MIDDLE EAST;

JORDANIA;

EID: 0036880162     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001wr000943     Document Type: Article

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