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Record Nr.

UNINA9910968773303321

Titolo

Contemporary water governance in the global south : scarcity, marketization and participation / / edited by Leila Harris, Jacqueline A. Goldin and Christopher Sneddon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-135-12505-8

0-203-07636-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (561 p.)

Collana

Earthscan studies in water resource management

Altri autori (Persone)

GoldinJacqueline

HarrisLeila

SneddonChristopher

Disciplina

333.91009172/4

Soggetti

Water-supply - Developing countries - Management

Water resources development - Developing countries

Water rights - Developing countries

Water security - Developing countries

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

pt. 1. Integrating hegemony : social and biophysical perspectives -- pt. 2. Crisis and scarcity -- pt. 3. Marketization and privatization -- pt. 4. Participation -- pt. 5. Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

The litany of alarming observations about water use and misuse is now familiar-over a billion people without access to safe drinking water; almost every major river dammed and diverted; increasing conflicts over the delivery of water in urban areas; continuing threats to water quality from agricultural inputs and industrial wastes; and the increasing variability of climate, including threats of severe droughts and flooding across locales and regions. These issues present tremendous challenges for water governance. This book focuses on three major concepts and approaches that have gai