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GRADUATE SCHOOL APPROVAL RECORD
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences





Dissertation Title:

Water Resources Management in a Saharan Oasis

Author:

Greta M. Meszoely

Program:

Law, Policy and Society

Approved for Dissertation Requirements of the Doctor of Philosophy Degree



Dissertation Committee










Suzanne Ogden




Date

Christopher Bosso




Date

Peter Rogers




Date

Head of Department










Joanne Fitzgerald




Date

Graduate School Notified of Acceptance










Director of the Graduate School




Date

Copy Deposited in Library










Signed




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GRADUATE SCHOOL APPROVAL RECORD


NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences





Dissertation Title:

Water Resources Management in a Saharan Oasis

Author:

Greta M. Meszoely

Program:

Law, Policy and Society

Approved for Dissertation Requirements of the Doctor of Philosophy Degree




Dissertation Committee










Suzanne Ogden




Date

Christopher Bosso




Date

Peter Rogers




Date

Head of Department










Joanne Fitzgerald




Date

Graduate School Notified of Acceptance










Director of the Graduate School




Date

Water Resources Management in a Saharan Oasis


A dissertation presented

by

Greta M. Meszoely


to

the Law, Policy and Society Program


In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of

Doctor of Philosophy

in the field of

Law, Policy and Society

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts

October, 2006

2006

Greta M. Meszoely



ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Abstract

Water Resources Management in a Saharan Oasis


by
Greta M. Meszoely

ABSTRACT OF DISSERTATION

As the global community faces the critical problem of water scarcity, effective water resources management strategy has become increasingly important to address the needs of individuals and communities today and into the future. Water resources management policy introduced since the end of WWII has often supported costly, large-scale projects developed relative to new capabilities and neoclassical economic modeling. Many of these have proven unsuccessful in supporting economic, political, and social goals. The tendency to look to modern solutions incorporating new theories and models and cutting-edge technologies, however, continues to dominate water resources management strategy.

The world water community has increasingly embraced a model of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). There is an increased willingness to incorporate success factors from many traditional systems that incorporated these principles and were effectively sustained for centuries. It offers a comprehensive set of strategies to effectively solve the problem of water. We have since included the importance of good governance in developing successful water resources management systems. By looking back to look forward, we can gain a better understanding of the important foundations from which to develop effective institutions to support a successful governance system and consequently a sustainable water resources management system.

Figuig, an oasis in Morocco, sustained an effective water resources system for centuries. It was supported by a governance system with strong social, political, and legal institutions. While its success alone offers valuable lessons and insight into effective IWRM, a longitudinal study of the Oasis is even more revealing. Changes in national policy over the past fifty years have had a devastating impact on the community’s ability to survive today. A study of the success and failure of Figuig’s water resources management system provides valuable insight into the successful development of the next generation’s environmental policy apparatus.


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