LEADER 08007nam 2200505 450 001 9910552742403321 005 20221030174918.0 010 $a9783030927783$b(electronic bk.) 010 $z9783030927776 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6927341 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6927341 035 $a(CKB)21403465400041 035 $a(PPN)261521454 035 $a(EXLCZ)9921403465400041 100 $a20221030d2022 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aGoverning groundwater between law and practices /$fGabriela Cuadrado-Quesada 210 1$aCham, Switzerland :$cSpringer,$d[2022] 210 4$d©2022 215 $a1 online resource (179 pages) 225 1 $aWater governance - concepts, methods and practice 311 08$aPrint version: Cuadrado-Quesada, Gabriela Governing Groundwater Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2022 9783030927776 327 $aIntro -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 About This Book -- 1.2 Core Challenges of Groundwater Governance -- 1.3 Law Shaping Groundwater Governance -- 1.4 Research Questions -- 1.5 Methodology -- 1.6 Structure of the Book -- References -- 2 Invisible Water Law and Governance-At Heart of Equity and Sustainability Concerns -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Planetary Boundaries and Social Floors-What is at Stake? -- 2.3 Sustainability: What Does It Mean and Why is It Important? -- 2.4 Equity: What Does It Mean and Why is It Important? -- 2.5 Governance of Groundwater-Adding the Dots of Planetary Boundaries, Social Floors, Sustainability and Equity -- 2.6 The Role of Water Law in Shaping Groundwater Governance -- 2.7 Practices as a Way to Reconceptualise and Retheorise Groundwater Law and Governance -- 2.8 Conclusion -- References -- 3 Groundwater Overexploitation, Changing Crops, A New Wine Region and Legally Binding Allocation Plans -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Australia: Setting the Scene for Groundwater Law and Governance -- 3.3 Groundwater Law, Policy and Institutional Framework -- 3.4 Groundwater Law in South Australia -- 3.5 Local Collective Groundwater Governance -- 3.5.1 Background and Context -- 3.5.2 Empowered Irrigators -- 3.5.3 Returning Aquifers to a Sustainable Level -- 3.6 Conclusion -- Legal and Policy Frameworks -- Interviews Conducted -- References -- 4 Climate Change Effects and Non-legally Binding Groundwater Plans to Improve the Governance of Hidden Waters -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Groundwater Law and Governance in Western Australia -- 4.3 A Top-Down Approach to Groundwater Governance -- 4.3.1 Background and Context -- 4.3.2 Limitations in Governing Through a Top-Down Approach -- 4.3.3 Pushing for Sustainable Levels of Groundwater Use -- 4.4 Conclusion. 327 $aLegal and Policy Frameworks -- Interviews Conducted -- References -- 5 A Cutting-Edge Water Law, Strong Water Institutions and the Problem of Groundwater Excess -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 The Netherlands: Setting the Scene for Groundwater Law and Governance -- 5.3 Development of Water Infrastructure in The Netherlands -- 5.4 Groundwater Legal and Policy Framework -- 5.5 Institutional Framework of Groundwater Governance -- 5.6 The Conundrum of Groundwater Excess -- 5.6.1 Location and Importance -- 5.6.2 Background and Context -- 5.6.3 Responses of the Dutch Government Agencies -- 5.6.4 The Organisation and Demands of the Community of Delft Towards Government Agencies-A Reflection on Equity in a Country of the Global North -- 5.6.5 A Reflection on Sustainable Use of Groundwater Resources in Delft -- 5.7 Conclusion -- Legal Frameworks -- Interviews Conducted -- References -- 6 When is Enough, Enough? Environmental Annihilation, Social Exploitation, Chemicals Running Through Groundwater and a Legal-Mix -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Costa Rica-Setting the Scene of Groundwater Law and Governance -- 6.3 Groundwater Legal, Policy and Institutional Framework -- 6.4 Environmental Annihilation and Inequality -- 6.4.1 Background and Context -- 6.4.2 Appealing an Environmental Impact Assessment-In Search of Procedural and Representational Justice -- 6.4.3 People's Participation in the Politics of the Municipality -- 6.4.4 Visiting the Ombudsman-Practising Recognition -- 6.4.5 An Environmental Lawsuit-Pursuing Sustainability -- 6.5 Conclusion -- Legal Frameworks -- Interviews Conducted -- References -- 7 A Sandy-Beach Paradise, Groundwater Exploitation and Groundwater Governance Through Communal Water Boards -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 ASADAs or Communal Water Boards in Costa Rica. 327 $a7.3 Groundwater Exploitation, Unplanned Tourism and Associated Real Estate in a Vulnerable Coastal Paradise -- 7.3.1 Location and Importance -- 7.3.2 Background and Context -- 7.3.3 ASADAs-A Prominent Participatory Mechanism to Pursue Equity -- 7.3.4 Monitoring of Aquifers-A Practice of ASADAs to Promote Sustainable Use -- 7.3.5 The Creation of Protection Areas-Another Practice of ASADAs -- 7.4 Conclusion -- Legal Frameworks -- Interviews Conducted -- References -- 8 Groundwater, Bans on Free Grazing, Tree Felling and Drilling Wells -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 India-Setting the Scene for Groundwater Law and Governance -- 8.3 Groundwater Legal, Policy and Institutional Framework-A Synopsis of Maharashtra -- 8.4 Chasing Wellbeing in Rural India -- 8.4.1 Location and Importance -- 8.4.2 Background and Context -- 8.4.3 A Leader Arises and the Importance of Awareness -- 8.4.4 Political Participation in the Gram Sabah -- 8.4.5 Law and Local Groundwater Practices-How Are They Intertwined? -- 8.5 Conclusions -- Legal Frameworks -- Interviews Conducted -- References -- 9 Between Law and Practice -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Most Common Invisible Waters Practices -- 9.2.1 Reduced Groundwater Use When There is a Scarcity Problem -- 9.2.2 Capacity-Building or Trainings to Improve Groundwater Understanding by Users -- 9.2.3 Monitoring -- 9.2.4 Reforestation/Creation of Protection Areas -- 9.2.5 Groundwater Leadership -- 9.2.6 Development as Business as Usual -- 9.3 The 'Outlier's' Practices of the Case Studies -- 9.4 Groundwater Law: Differences Between Countries in the Global North and the Global South -- 9.5 Groundwater Practices and Broader Water and Environmental Law -- 9.6 A Reflection on Actors that Mobilise Equity and Sustainability -- 9.7 Conclusions-A Need for a Better Relation Between Groundwater Law and Practice -- References -- 10 Conclusion. 327 $a10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Conditions that Mobilise Groundwater Practices that Should be Considered in the Future Design of Groundwater Law -- 10.2.1 Groundwater Local Problems/Crises -- 10.2.2 Local Communities Knowledge and Awareness -- 10.2.3 Connections Among Groundwater, Surface Water, and Other Natural Resources -- 10.2.4 Government Involvement, Support and Funding -- 10.3 Broader Theoretical Reflections -- 10.3.1 Equity at Heart of Groundwater Law and Governance Discussions -- 10.3.2 Sustainability at Heart of Groundwater Law and Governance Discussions -- 10.3.3 Core Recommendations for the Future of Groundwater/Water and Environmental Law -- 10.4 Concluding Remarks -- References. 410 0$aWater governance - concepts, methods and practice. 606 $aGroundwater$xLaw and legislation 606 $aGroundwater$xManagement 606 $aGroundwater 615 0$aGroundwater$xLaw and legislation. 615 0$aGroundwater$xManagement. 615 0$aGroundwater. 676 $a346.0469104 700 $aCuadrado-Quesada$b Gabriela$01214236 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 912 $a9910552742403321 996 $aGoverning groundwater between law and practices$92960384 997 $aUNINA