Bridges over water : understanding transboundary water conflict, negotiation and cooperation / Ariel Dinar ... [et al.].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: state of water and interstate water relations -- Overview of literature on conflict negotiation and cooperation over shared waters -- The development and application of international water law -- Principles and practices of cooperation in managing international water -- Cooperative gave theory and water resources: principles -- Cooperative game theory and water resources: application of solution concepts -- Hydropolitics and international relations -- An overview of selected international water treaties in their geographic and political contexts -- Global analysis of international water agreements -- The use of river basin modeling as a tool to assess conflict and potential cooperation -- Conclusion -- Case study 1. The Mekong River Basin -- Case study 2. The Ganges River Basin (with focus on India and Bangladesh) -- Case study 3. The Indus River Basin -- Case study 4. The Aral Sea Basin -- Annex 1. Sample treaties -- Annex 2. The generica - an outline for preparing a basin case study -- Annex 3. River basin cooperative game theory example.