Water and Ethics. Institutional Issues

Bernard Barraqué (1)

1 CIRED - centre international de recherche sur l'environnement et le développement

This particular essay deals with the institutional dimension of ethical issues in freshwater management. Following a short historical introduction it contrasts the position in regard to water rights and the institutional structure of a number of European Countries. It stresses the dangers of applying simplistic solutions to the present complex situation. (résumé éditeur)

Domaines: Sciences de l'Homme et Société; Sociologie

Bernard Barraqué. Water and Ethics. Institutional Issues. UNESCO, 2013, Water and Ethics, Essay 11, 92-9220-026-7. ⟨hal-00856940⟩