Edited by Erkki J. Hollo, Professor Emeritus, University of Helsinki, Finland

• Contents:INTRODUCTIONThe Concept and Traditions of Water Management LawErkki J. HolloPART I The role of public and private law in the context of water allocation1. Common law and public domain approaches to water governance: an Australian perspectiveDouglas Fisher2. A comparison of constitutional provisions on water-related rights in Southern African states Ed Couzens and Meda Couzens3. Private and public ownership of water areas - structures and implications of the Finnish modelPekka Vihervuori4. Human right to water: Argentine cases, Human rights – are they enforceable? Maria Onestini5. Struggle for Water Rights between the Natives and the European Settlers: A Case Study of Njoro Kubwa Springs (1947-56)Ezekiel Nyangeri NyanchagaPART II Models of water allocation6. Towards a sustainable, balanced and equitable allocation of water use rights Liping Dai, Marleen van Rijswick and Bram Schmidt7. The role of private property rights in Australia’s and Canada’s modern water allocation regimes Sharon Mascher and Deborah Curran8. Recovery of costs for water uses at the different levels of water lawAntti BelinskijPART III Transboundary water management9. Tensions and relationships in international water lawTuomas Kuokkanen10. The Columbia River Treaty between Canada and the United States of America – time for change?Nigel Bankes11. Kansas v. Colorado: state sovereignty and the equitable allocation of waterItzchak E. KornfeldPART IVWater allocation under the threat of environmental destruction12. Climate change adaptation in water management - Regulatory challenges and approachesMoritz Reese13. Regulatory Framework of China’s Water Quality ManagementLiping Dai14. Does It Take Three to Tango? The Practitioner’s Viewpoint to Three EU Governance Instruments Addressing the Agricultural Runoff DilemmaTiina Paloniitty15. Shale gas development and water in South Africa: regulatory aspects Hennie Coetzee and Louis J. KotzéIndex

‘The book is to be considered as a scholarly work on water management law which will be useful for anyone interested in the conservation of water as well as proper management and allocation of water.’