Overview
- Provides a detailed account of scarce water management in Jordan
- Discusses the importance of regional and international cooperation in water management
- Offers an overview of crises management of water resources regarding the waves of refugees
- Gives an account of living with water scarcity
Part of the book series: World Water Resources (WWR, volume 1)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Prof. Dr. Musa Shteiwi is a professor of sociology at the University of Jordan and the Director of the Center for Strategic Studies at the University of Jordan since 2011. He obtained his PhD. in sociology from the University of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States in 1991 His experience includes advisory and consultancies with government, UN, and international organizations and research institutions. He worked as a Regional Advisor on Social Policies and Social Issues for UNESCWA (200-2007). He has played a key role as a team leader on many National and regional projects the last of which was Jordan Scenarios: 2030. He received the state encouragement award for his research in 2001. He has more than 40 articles and published books in the field of development, social policies, poverty, unemployment, women, social classes, civil society and political parties, and refugees.
Prof. Shteiwi is a board member in many Academic and policy institutions: Member in the National Consultative Council for the Department of Statistics (Since 2012), Head of the Social Policies Committee, (The Economic and Social Council of Jordan 2010-2014), and a Member of the Board of Trustees of The Hashemite University (2010-2014). Moreover, he was an Executive Board Member in Jordan Radio and Television Association (2006-2008).
Dr. Marwan Al Raggad is associate researcher at the Water,Energy and Environment Center at the University of Jordan. He holds a PhD in groundwater management and Post Doc in groundwater modelling and has solid experience in water management gained from his work as a hydrogeologist at the Ministry of Water and Irrigation in 2002-2010. Since joining the University of Jordan in 2010, Dr. Al-Raggad has led many international research projects in the domain of climatic change effects on water resources, managed aquifer recharge, groundwater quality, and treated waste water reuse in ground water recharge.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Water Resources of Jordan
Book Subtitle: Political, Social and Economic Implications of Scarce Water Resources
Authors: Elias Salameh, Musa Shteiwi, Marwan Al Raggad
Series Title: World Water Resources
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77748-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-77747-4Published: 06 June 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-08528-5Published: 21 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-77748-1Published: 18 May 2018
Series ISSN: 2509-7385
Series E-ISSN: 2509-7393
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 154
Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations, 42 illustrations in colour
Topics: Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution, Hydrogeology, Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management, Hydrology/Water Resources, Water Quality/Water Pollution, Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts