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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789957903321

Autore

Gopakumar Govind

Titolo

Transforming urban water supplies in India : the role of reform and partnerships in globalization / / Govind Gopakumar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-136-63744-3

1-283-46230-3

9786613462305

0-203-80399-X

1-136-63745-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (185 p.)

Collana

Routledge contemporary South Asia series ; ; 50

Disciplina

363.6/10954

Soggetti

Water resources development - India

Water-supply - Government policy - India

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Transforming Urban Water Supplies in India: The role of reform and partnerships in globalization; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; 1. Globalization and infrastructures; 2. Studying water reform in India; 3. Transmitting reform policies; 4. Governing urban water supply regimes; 5. Forging partnerships, transforming water supply regimes; 6. Conclusion: globalization and infrastructure in India; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The absence of water supply infrastructure is a critical issue that affects the sustainability of cities in the developing world and the quality of life of millions of people living in these cities. Urban India has probably the largest concentration of people in the world lacking safe access to these infrastructures.This book is a unique study of the politics of water supply infrastructures in three metropolitan cities in contemporary India - Bangalore, Chennai and Kochi. It examines the process of change in water supply infrastructure initiated by notable Public Private Partnership'