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UNINA9910456584303321 |
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Autore |
Bakker Karen J |
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Privatizing water [[electronic resource] ] : governance failure and the world's urban water crisis / / Karen Bakker |
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Ithaca, N.Y., : Cornell University Press, c2010 |
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0-8014-6700-4 |
0-8014-7464-7 |
0-8014-6361-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (319 p.) : ill., maps |
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Disciplina |
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Municipal water supply - Political aspects |
Water utilities - Deregulation |
Privatization |
Right to water |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Governance failure : reframing the urban water supply "crisis" -- Material emblems of citizenship : creating "public" water -- Watering the thirsty poor : the water privatization debate -- Citizens without a city : the techno-politics of urban water governance -- Protesting privatization : transnational struggles over the human right to water -- Commons versus commodities : the ambiguous merits of community water-supply management -- Politics and biopolitics : debating ecological governance. |
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Water supply privatization was emblematic of the neoliberal turn in development policy in the 1990's. Proponents argued that the private sector could provide better services at lower costs than governments; opponents questioned the risks involved in delegating control over a life-sustaining resource to for-profit companies. Private-sector activity was most concentrated-and contested-in large cities in developing countries, where the widespread lack of access to networked water supplies was characterized as a global crisis. In Privatizing Water, Karen Bakker focuses on three questions: Why did privatization emerge as a |
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preferred alternative for managing urban water supply? Can privatization fulfill its proponents' expectations, particularly with respect to water supply to the urban poor? And, given the apparent shortcomings of both privatization and conventional approaches to government provision, what are the alternatives? In answering these questions, Bakker engages with broader debates over the role of the private sector in development, the role of urban communities in the provision of "public" services, and the governance of public goods. She introduces the concept of "governance failure" as a means of exploring the limitations facing both private companies and governments. Critically examining a range of issues-including the transnational struggle over the human right to water, the "commons" as a water-supply-management strategy, and the environmental dimensions of water privatization-Privatizing Water is a balanced exploration of a critical issue that affects billions of people around the world. |
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UNINA9910131434303321 |
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Autore |
Juan A. Blanco |
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Biodiversity in ecosystems : linking structure and function / / edited by Yueh-Hsin Lo, Juan A. Blanco, Shovonlal Roy |
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IntechOpen, 2015 |
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Rijeka, Croatia : , : IntechOpen, , [2015] |
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©2015 |
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953-51-4226-7 |
953-51-2028-X |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (642 pages) : illustrations |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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The term biodiversity has become a mainstream concept that can be found in any newspaper at any given time. Concerns on biodiversity |
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protection are usually linked to species protection and extinction risks for iconic species, such as whales, pandas and so on. However, conserving biodiversity has much deeper implications than preserving a few (although important) species. Biodiversity in ecosystems is tightly linked to ecosystem functions such as biomass production, organic matter decomposition, ecosystem resilience, and others. Many of these ecological processes are also directly implied in services that the humankind obtains from ecosystems. The first part of this book will introduce different concepts and theories important to understand the links between ecosystem function and ecosystem biodiversity. The second part of the book provides a wide range of different studies showcasing the evidence and practical implications of such relationships. |
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