The analysis in this classic study ranges from basic economic and political theory to engineering and institutional practices, and encompasses case studies in England, France, and West Germany, as well as in the Ohio, Potomac, and Delaware river basins in the United States. Originally published in 1968
Autorentext
Allen V. Kneese, Blair T. Bower
Zusammenfassung
This is the first book to present a comprehensive history of the Northwest Caucasus. Based on extensive research, it describes the peoples of the Northwest Caucasus, which have a significantly different ethnic makeup and history than the Northeast (Chechnya and Daghestan). The book examines their struggles for survival against repeated invasions and their ultimate defeat at the hands of the Russians. It explores interethnic relations and demographic changes that have occurred in the region over time with a particular focus on the 19th, 20th and 21st Centuries, incorporating recently published archival materials concerning the deportation of the Abazas, Circassians and Ubykhs to the Ottoman Empire by the Russians, which is treated as the first act of ethnic cleansing in modern history. The book also closely examines the struggles the Northwest Caucasus peoples continue to undergo in the post-Soviet era, facing pressures from organized crime, religious extremism, and a federal government that is unresponsive to their needs. It emphasizes the strategic importance of the region, lying on the northeastern shore of the Black Sea directly on the border between the "e;Christian"e; and "e;Muslim"e; worlds. Overall, it will be of interest to scholars of Russian history and politics, Caucasus and Central Asian Studies, genocide studies, international relations and conflict studies.
Inhalt
I: Nature of the Water Quality Problem; 1: Introduction; 2: The Nature of Waste Discharges and Their Effects on Receiving Waters; 3: The Relation of Water Quality to Water Uses; 4: Managing Waste Loads and the Assimilative Capacity of Receiving Waters; II: Economic Concepts and Policies for Controlling Individual Waste Discharges; 5: Water Quality and Resources Allocation by Private Markets; 6: Causing Offsite Costs to Be Reflected in Waste Disposal Decisions; 7: Standards, Charges, and Equity; 8: Cases Comparing Effluent Charges and Effluent Standards; 9: Policy Alternatives for Influencing Individual Waste Discharges; III: Economic Concepts Relating to Regional Water Quality Management Systems with Collective Facilities; 10: Collective Facilities in Water Quality Management; 11: U.S. Cases of Regional Water Quality Systems Analysis; 12: Water Management in the Ruhr: A Case Study of the Genossenschaften; IV: Institutional and Organizational Approaches to Regional Water Quality Management; 13: The Approaches; V: Implementation and Management; 14: A Policy for the Future