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

• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (561 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.91009172/4
• Soggetto topico: Water-supply - Developing countries - Management; Water resources development - Developing countries; Water rights - Developing countries; Water security - Developing countries
• Altri autori: GoldinJacqueline HarrisLeila SneddonChristopher
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Contemporary water governance in the global south
• ISBN: 1-135-12505-8; 0-203-07636-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910821326903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Earthscan studies in water resource management.