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Showing 1 to 20 of 53 for “"watercourses"”.
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Environmental considerations of pipeline installation methods through watercourses
… method of pipeline installation under watercourses is termed isolated open-cut, where surface and subsurface disturbance is created during pipeline construction. This thesis aims to understand the decision-making tools utilized during pipeline construction projects in the oil and gas …
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Preservation of Ecosystems of International Watercourses and the Integration of Relevant Rules
… concern is addressed in Article 20 of the 1997 Watercourses Convention that specifically provides for the preservation of ecosystems of international watercourses.<br/>However, the interpretation and the subsequent application of this obligation are complicated by the proliferation of …
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Rivers, ecological health, and justice: international watercourses and long-term legal reform
… a new vision for the international law of watercourses, a vision that, if implemented, would recognize and protect rivers as complex ecological wholes while promoting social justice among all people dependent on such rivers. In doing so, it puts forth an ambitious vision for long-term …
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A Study of the Identity, Distribution and Survival of Faecal Streptococci in Polluted Watercourses
A study of the faecal streptococci of the River Blythe (West Midlands) was undertaken and the relevant literature was reviewed. Methods for the routine identification and separation of Streptococcus faecalis were investigated and the following tests were considered to be the most valuable and …
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Multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) for the sustainable management of water withdrawals in Alpine watercourses
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How does the work of the ILC and the General Assembly on the law of international watercourses contribute towards a legal framework for the Nile Basin?
… law of non-navigational uses of international watercourses has impacted the development of the Nile Cooperative Framework Agreement (NRBCFA). Chapter 1 introduces a bird’s eye view of the genesis of water crises in general and that of the Nile in particular. The Chapter raises the main research …
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A fresh approach to international law in the field of sustainable development : what lessons from the law of international water courses?
… Through a study of the law of international watercourses the thesis shows that a sophisticated legal mechanism, comprised of key substantive and procedural rights and obligations between States, exists to reconcile competing economic, social and environmental interests. Moreover, the thesis …
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Mekong agreement and its implications for China
… the utilization and protection of international watercourses. China's attitude towards them is explored with evidence from statements made for the UN Watercourse Convention, China's treaty practice in other transboundary waters and China's stand in the international environmental law relating to …
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The development of a strategic approach to managing diffuse pollution
… varies with flow in diffuse pollution impacted watercourses. It was repeatedly found that higher concentrations occurred in high flows than in low flow conditions, in diffuse source impacted watercourses. Establishing evidence for that diffuse pollution characteristic led to innovative …
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Monitoring and assessment of macroinvertebrate communities in support of river management in northern Vietnam
… on macro-invertebrates to analyse the status of watercourses and to select sustainable restoration measures in order to support river. The research was carried in the Du river basin in northern Vietnam. Spatial and temporal analysis showed that macro-invertebrate community compositions in the Du …
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Governance of International Rivers: Threats, Gaps and Challenges
… on the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses offers a guidance framework to enable riparian States of international rivers to achieve ‘equitable utilization’ of water resources as well as management of the basin in order to avoid freshwater disputes. This thesis analyses the …
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The capacity to mediate: the role of the African Union in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam dispute between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan.
Watercourses and their importance to human life and development is evident in water's role in energy generation, agriculture, cultural practices and human sanitation. In light of an increasing climate change crisis and diminishing fresh water supply, a corresponding need has arisen for freshwater …
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Environmental flows for English rivers: a focus on modified catchments
… thesis, hydrological assessments are made of watercourses spanning the ‘natural – heavily modified’ continuum located across the River Trent and Great Ouse catchments of central England, using a dataset of 48 stations and approximately 1000 station-years. Analyses highlight a variety of …
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The effects of upstream Natural Flood Management on urban surface drainage performance
… areas. By moderating water levels in receiving watercourses, upstream NFM could promote free discharge from urban drainage outfalls and thereby improve local surface drainage performance. A novel modelling methodology has been developed to characterise the response of three separate catchments – …
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The effects of non-point source pollution on surface water quality, Clayburn Watershed, Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
… land drainage generally enter surface watercourses untreated. Existing literature suggests that both inputs can potentially contribute to non-point source pollution. This study evaluates the effects of non-point source pollution on surface water quality and assesses the role of …
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Beneficial use, sustaining rivers and good governance: at the interface of international and national water law - the case of South Africa as a riparian state
… of many of the principles of the 1997 UN Watercourses Convention in the 2000 Revised SADC Protocol on Shared Watercourses, the progressive nature of the 1998 South African National Water Act and the influence this has in its shared basins and the high level of political co-operation among …
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Ein regelbasiertes Entscheidungsunterstützungssystem für Maßnahmen zur Gewässerstrukturverbesserung
… intense morphological deficits of the German watercourses. The WFD asks for a good ecological status of all surface waters. Fair morphological structures are a precondition for the good ecological status. Research studies show a more or less significant correlation between the morphological …
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The application of equitable and reasonable utilisation to transboundary water resources disputes: lessons from international practice
… over half that number depend on transboundary watercourses that will disappear over the next century. Conflicts of use over shared water resource have the potential to escalate into armed conflict; certainty in the peaceful means to avoid and resolve disputes is needed. The thesis examines …
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Landscape genetics of northern bobwhite and swamp rabbits in Illinois
… Illinois. Gene flow of swamp rabbits was tied to watercourses indicating their affinity for a water source impacts their dispersal tendencies. Gene flow was negatively impacted by highway barriers, which may interrupt swamp rabbit dispersal due to their avoidance of roads or land cover associated …
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Using Polar Organic Chemical Integrated Sampler (POCIS) to monitor pesticide fluxes in Alpine streams
… activities, which are often located near watercourses and lead to increased levels of nutrients and pesticides in rivers due to surface runoff from rainwater or from irrigation. One of the most widely used approaches to assessing pesticide concentrations in water is to analyse a single …
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