Water desalting and the Middle East peace process

Technology in Society

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 94-99

  Sanders, Ralph ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Desalination; Israeli water supply; Middle East peace negotiations; Seawater desalting; The reverse osmosis method; Water rights disputes

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INTERNATIONAL LAW; OSMOSIS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEAWATER; WATER FILTRATION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

ISRAELI WATER SUPPLY; MIDDLE EAST PEACE NEGOTIATIONS; SEAWATER DESALTING; THE REVERSE OSMOSIS METHOD; WATER RIGHTS DISPUTES;

DESALINATION;

DESALINATION; DISPUTE RESOLUTION; INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT; PEACE PROCESS; SEAWATER; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 59749090791     PISSN: 0160791X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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