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Environmental Water Markets and Regulation: A comparative legal approach book cover

1st Edition

Environmental Water Markets and Regulation A comparative legal approach

By Katherine Owens Copyright 2017
276 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

284 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

284 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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River systems around the world are degraded and are being used unsustainably. Meeting this challenge requires the development of flexible regimes that have the potential to meet essential consumptive needs while restoring environmental flows. This book focuses on how water trading frameworks can be repurposed for environmental water recovery and aims to conceptualise the most appropriate role for... Read more

1. Introduction 

Part 1: Regulatory Capitalism and the Emergence of Environmental Water Markets 

2. Regulatory Capitalism: A Contextual Account of the Role of Law 

3. Forces Underpinning the Development of Environmental Water Markets: Convergence and Divergence between Jurisdictions 

4. Legal Settings for Environmental Water Acquisition 

Part 2: The Steering Mechanisms 

5. Steering via Water Planning Measures 

6. Steering Strategies Based on the Purchase of Water Rights for the Environment  

7. Transferring Water: Institutions, Mechanisms and Regulatory Enterprise 

Part 3: Codification 

8. Formalising Relationships and Accountabilities under MEWA Frameworks 

Part 4: Conclusions 

9. The Role of Law: Constructing Dynamic Regulation

Biography

Kate Owens is a Lecturer in the Faculty of Law, University of Sydney, Australia. She previously practised law for a number of years in State Government and leading commercial firms in Australia and New Zealand.

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