First Call for Papers (abstracts due April 30th, 2001)

"Globalization and Water Management: The
Changing Value of Water"

Hosted by Dundee University Water Law and Policy
Programme & American Water Resources Association

University of Dundee,
Scotland,
August 6th-8th, 2001,

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
To discuss the impacts of globalization on water
management in the early 21st century, providing an
opportunity for an interdisciplinary approach to water

resources management (law, policy, economics and
science).

* Examine models of integrating law, policy,
economics and science.

* Present emerging state of the art approaches to the
valuation of water resources.

* Review the changing trends of ownership and control
of water resources.

* Identify practical actions and management strategies

to deal with the projected stresses on water resources
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examples of true integrated land and water
management.

* Examine water law issues, such as problems with
existing legislation, enforcement mechanisms,
incentives for compliance, dispute avoidance
mechanisms.

For full conference announcement and electronic
submittal of asbtracts, see
http://www.awra.org/meetings/Dundee2001/