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Germany: Searching for Strategies to provide pure Water

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Governance of Water-related Conflicts in Agriculture

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Germany has 79 million inhabitants and covers a total area of 357,000 km2. It is one of the largest countries in Europe and has a high population density of 225 inhabitants/km2. Germany is a Federal Republic consisting of 16 States (Lander). The three States of Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen are City States, the other 13 States are of different spatial size. Water management is the responsibility of the States. The Federal Parliament is restricted to the adoption of water framework laws, which have to be implemented by the States through their own water laws.

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Heinz, I. (2003). Germany: Searching for Strategies to provide pure Water. In: Brouwer, F., Heinz, I., Zabel, T. (eds) Governance of Water-related Conflicts in Agriculture. Environment & Policy, vol 37. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0101-3_6

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