Ben Boer, Philip Hirsch, Fleur Johns, Ben Saul, Natalia Scurrah

The Mekong: A Socio-Legal Approach to River Basin Development

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Produktbeschreibung

This book is the first detailed study of an international river basin from a socio-legal perspective. The Mekong River Basin, which sustains approximately 70 million people across Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, provides a prime example of the socio-legal complexities of governing a transboundary river basin.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. November 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 163mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9781138788442
• ISBN-10: 1138788449
• Artikelnr.: 42743474

Autorenporträt

Ben Boer is Distinguished Professor of Law in the Research Institute of Environmental Law at Wuhan University, People's Republic of China, and Emeritus Professor at the University of Sydney, Australia. Philip Hirsch is Professor of Human Geography at the School of Geosciences, University of Sydney, Australia. Fleur Johns is Professor of Law at the University of New South Wales, Australia. Ben Saul is Professor of International Law and Australian Research Council Future Fellow at the University of Sydney, Australia. Natalia Scurrah is a Researcher in Human and Environmental Geography at the School of Geosciences, University of Sydney, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. River Basins as Socio-legal Arenas 3. Making the Mekong
River Basin: Donors, Developers and Experts 4. Governing a River Basin: The
Work of the Mekong River Commission 5. Assessing a River Basin: The
Politics of the Technical 6. Disclosing a River Basin: Transparency and its
Discontents 7. Contesting a River Basin: Civil Society's Legal Strategies
8. Conclusion Appendix 1: Selected National Legislation and Regulations
Appendix 2: Selected International Treaties