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OverviewThe book contributes to a better understanding of the role such co-operation can play in complying cost-effectively with European environmental legislation, in particularly the EU Nitrates and Water Framework Directives, and in achieving a sustainable agriculture. The feasibility of meeting environmental standards by the application of voluntary agreements between farmers and water suppliers is analysed as a more economically efficient and environmentally effective means compared to applying alternative instruments like command-and-control and taxes. In addition, the potential of voluntary co-operative agreements for achieving a more flexible European Union water policy as well as for reforming the Common Agricultural Policy is assessed. The book will appeal to those researching and working in achieving a more sustainable water management and agricultural practices. Full Product DetailsAuthor: F.M. Brouwer , I. Heinz , T. ZabelPublisher: Springer Imprint: Springer Edition: Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2003 Volume: 37 Dimensions: Width: 16.00cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9789048163977ISBN 10: 9048163978 Pages: 222 Publication Date: 15 December 2010 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsI: Governance and Water-related Agri-environmental Policy.- 1. Introduction.- 2. The concept of resource users’ self-governance.- II: Co-operative Agreements in the European Union.- 3. Occurrence of co-operative agreements.- 4. Achievements of co-operative agreements.- 5. Co-operative agreements versus other instruments.- III: Co-operative Agreements: Assessment at National Level.- 6. Germany: Searching for strategies to provide pure water.- 7. France: Improved farming practices in water catchment areas.- 8. The Netherlands: from compensation to legal constraints.- 9. United Kingdom: Financial and cultural constraints.- IV: Co-operative Agreements in the Broader Policy Framework.- 10. Instruments that promote co-operative agreements.- 11. Water utility — farmer co-operation in the US.- 12. Co-operative agreements in the context of EU policy.ReviewsFrom the reviews: CAs are voluntary agreements negotiated between farmers and water suppliers ! . This is a very empirical and concrete book, providing very useful documentation of the European experience with CAs since the 1990s. ! For those working on water and environment issues in other parts of the world, notably the developing world, this book provides interesting insight into how the process of the internalisation of environmental concerns into national, regional and local water policy and practice is happening in Europe. (Peter P. Mollinga, Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture, Vol. 45 (4), 2006) From the reviews: CAs are voluntary agreements negotiated between farmers and water suppliers ... . This is a very empirical and concrete book, providing very useful documentation of the European experience with CAs since the 1990s. ... For those working on water and environment issues in other parts of the world, notably the developing world, this book provides interesting insight into how the process of the internalisation of environmental concerns into national, regional and local water policy and practice is happening in Europe. (Peter P. Mollinga, Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture, Vol. 45 (4), 2006) From the reviews: CAs are voluntary agreements negotiated between farmers and water suppliers ... . This is a very empirical and concrete book, providing very useful documentation of the European experience with CAs since the 1990s. ... For those working on water and environment issues in other parts of the world, notably the developing world, this book provides interesting insight into how the process of the internalisation of environmental concerns into national, regional and local water policy and practice is happening in Europe. (Peter P. Mollinga, Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture, Vol. 45 (4), 2006) "From the reviews: ""CAs are voluntary agreements negotiated between farmers and water suppliers … . This is a very empirical and concrete book, providing very useful documentation of the European experience with CAs since the 1990s. … For those working on water and environment issues in other parts of the world, notably the developing world, this book provides interesting insight into how the process of the internalisation of environmental concerns into national, regional and local water policy and practice is happening in Europe."" (Peter P. Mollinga, Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture, Vol. 45 (4), 2006)" Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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