Legal Perspectives on Bridging Science and Policy

Herausgeber: Tignino, Mara; McIntyre, Owen; Martin-Nagle, Renée; Marina Stephan, Raya

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Produktbeschreibung

Legal Perspectives on Bridging Science and Policy deals with the interaction of science and policy from a legal perspective.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 240g
• ISBN-13: 9781032085456
• ISBN-10: 1032085452
• Artikelnr.: 62152093

Autorenporträt

Mara Tignino is a Reader at the Faculty of Law of the University of Geneva, Switzerland, and Lead Legal Specialist of the Platform for International Water Law at the Geneva Water Hub, Switzerland. She acts as an expert and legal adviser for states and international organizations. She holds a PhD in International Law from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Switzerland, and was a Visiting Scholar at the George Washington University School of Law in Washington D.C., USA. Raya Marina Stephan is an international consultant in water law. She has a wide experience in projects on transboundary waters and she advises regional and international organizations. She was involved in the experts advisory group of UNESCO's International Hydrological Program to the Special Rapporteur of the UN International Law Commission, on the draft articles of the law of transboundary aquifers. She is the Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Water International. Renée Martin-Nagle earned a PhD in Law from the University of Strathclyde, UK, with a focus on governance of offshore freshwater. She is Treasurer of the International Water Resources Association, President and CEO of A Ripple Effect PLC and a Visiting Scholar at the Environmental Law Institute, USA. Owen McIntyre is a Professor and Director of the LL.M. (Environmental & Natural Resources Law) Programme at the School of Law at University College Cork, Ireland. His principal area of interest is Environmental Law, with a particular research focus on International Water Law. He has served as Chair of the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law's Specialist Group on Water and Wetlands, and holds visiting positions at Charles University Prague, the Czech Republic; Wuhan University, China; Xiamen University, China; and the University of Dundee, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Bridging science and policy: legal perspectives Mara Tignino,
Raya Marina Stephan, Renée Martin-Nagle and Owen McIntyre 1. The future of
domestic water law: trends and developments revisited, and where reform is
headed Stefano Burchi 2. The adaptation potential of water law in Canada:
changing existing water use entitlements Deborah Curran 3. Proof of
sufficient water resources as a prerequisite for the authorization of new
urban developments: the Spanish model Roberto O. Bustillo Bolado and Laura
Movilla Pateiro 4. Understanding water disputes in Chile with text and data
mining tools Mauricio Herrera, Cristian Candia, Diego Rivera, Douglas
Aitken, Daniel Brieba, Camila Boettiger, Guillermo Donoso and Alex
Godoy-Faúndez 5. Bringing back ecological flows: migratory fish, hydropower
and legal maladaptivity in the governance of Finnish rivers Niko Soininen,
Antti Belinskij, Anssi Vainikka and Hannu Huuskonen 6. Forestry management
and water law: comparing Ecuador and Arizona Andrés Martínez Moscoso and
Rhett Larson 7. Factors identifying aquifers with a high probability of
management success Eric L. Garner 8. The evolving framework for
transboundary cooperation in the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System Elena
Quadri