Water issues impact on security at the various levels, albeit most directly on ‘human security’. Hence, it is a potential source of conflict. Following a prelude of water and ‘the human condition’, the paper presents an analytical survey of the various aspects of the...

The aim of this paper is to check whether intergovernmental transfers for water projects accepted in 1986 can be rationalized by a simple efficiency criterion. The empirical Þndings support this conjecture only partially.

This work illustrates the preliminary findings of a participatory research process aimed at identifying responses for sustainable water management in a climate change perspective, in two river basins in Europe and Asia. The paper describes the methodology implemented through local workshops,...

Die Entwicklung in den meisten großen europäischen Hafenstädten ist von 2 komplementären Prozessen geprägt: Die Häfen verlagern sich zunehmend flussabwärts an das seeschifftiefe Wasser nahe den Küsten. Große ehemalige Hafengebiete im Innern der Städte werden dabei verlassen. Die...