THE DILEMMA OF BOUNDARIES

By DAVID SANCHEZ

CONTENTS PART I INTRODUCTION 1 INTRODUCTION 2 CODI ? CATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW FOR TRANSBOUNDARY AQUIFERS BY THE UNITED NATIONS PART II IGNORED LINKAGE BETWEEN SURFACE AND SUBSURFACE ENVIRONMENTS 3 INTRODUCTION 4 LINKAGES BEYOND THE SURFACE–SUBSURFACE AND LAND–OCEAN BOUNDARIES FOR BETTER ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN ASIA 5 THE NITRATE–ARSENIC BOUNDARY AS AN IMPORTANT CONCEPT IN AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES 6 A RADON-BASED MASS BALANCE MODEL FOR ASSESSING GROUNDWATER IN ? OWS TO LAKES PART III TRANSBOUNDARY LINKAGE OF LAND AND OCEAN 7 INTRODUCTION 8 “GIANT FISH-BREEDING FOREST”: A NEW ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM LINKING CONTINENTAL WATERSHED WITH OPEN WATER 9 NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF DISSOLVED IRON PRODUCTION AND TRANSPORT IN THE AMUR RIVER AND THE SEA OF OKHOTSK 10 TRANSPORTATION OF MARINE-DERIVED NUTRIENTS (MDN) ONTO LAND BY ANADROMOUS FISH: A SURVEY WITH REFERENCE TO PACI ? C SALMON IN THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST PART IV IMPACTS OF HUMAN-MADE BOUNDARIES 11 INTRODUCTION 12 NATIONAL BOUNDARIES AND THE FRAGMENTATION OF GOVERNANCE SYSTEMS: AMUR-OKHOTSK ECOSYSTEM FROM THE LEGAL AND POLITICAL PERSPECTIVE 13 HISTORY OF ‘UOTSUKIRIN’ (FISH-BREEDING FORESTS) IN JAPAN 14 INTEGRATING GROUNDWATER BOUNDARY MATTERS INTO CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT 15 A BOUNDARY BETWEEN SURFACE WATER AND GROUNDWATER IN JAPANESE LEGAL SYSTEM: ITS CONSEQUENCES AND IMPLICATIONS PART V CHALLENGE FOR NEW MANAGEMENT BEYOND THE BOUNDARIES 16 INTRODUCTION 17 THE HELSINKI CONVENTION: 35 YEARS AND THREE ERAS IN BRIDGING BOUNDARIES TO RESTORE THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT OF THE BALTIC SEA 18 COMBINING ACTIVITIES OF SATO-UMI AND SATO-YAMA IN JAPAN: TOWARDS A NEW TYPE OF INTEGRATED COASTAL AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT 19 AQUIFERS KNOW NO BOUNDARIES… BUT FARMERS DO! SO, WHO SHOULD CARE?! 20 SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF GROUNDWATER RESOURCES FOR 700,000-PLUS RESIDENTS: A PRACTICAL EXAMPLE OF THE TRANSBOUNDARY MANAGEMENT OF GROUNDWATER RESOURCES IN THE KUMAMOTO AREA, JAPAN PART VI CONCLUSION 21 THE DILEMMA OF BOUNDARIES IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLICY: MOVING BEYOND THE TRADITIONAL WATERSHED CONCEPT