Globalized Water A Question of Governance /

Globalized Water presents a compilation of voices that forms a unique scientific exploration of contemporary water management models and governance issues. The book describes the water paradox-how a local resource has become a global product-and the implications of this in how we identify challenges...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Schneier-Madanes, Graciela (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edición:1st ed. 2014.
Temas:
Sustainability.
Water.
Hydrology.
Social sciences.
Business.
Management science.
Human geography.
Environment.
Society.
Business and Management.
Human Geography.
Environmental Sciences.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Part I Water Management Models and Globalization: The "French Model" and Europe
  • Patrimonial Economics and Water Management: A French Case
  • The Water Framework Directive: A Challenge for French Territorial Management
  • Water Globalization: The Strategies of the Two French "Majors"
  • Technological Rent: the Key for Water Services Regulation
  • Liberalization of Water Services in Europe: The End of the French Water Exception?
  • Part II Water Management Models and Globalization: Privatizations and access to water
  • From the French Model to a "Globalized Model"
  • Privatization: Lessons from Argentina
  • Urban Water in the Post-Network Era: Lebanon and the Former East Germany
  • Part III Governance, Conflict, and Participation: Sharing the Resource
  • France's Water Policy: The Interest and Limits of River Contracts
  • Traditional Water Management in the Mediterranean: Authorized Union Associations in Languedoc-Roussillon
  • Dam Projects and Protest: The Exception of Alqueva (Portugal)
  • Interbasin Water Transfers in Spain: Inter-regional Conflicts and Governance Responses
  • Part IV Governance, Conflict, and Participation: Mechanisms of Power
  • Politics and Governance in the Water Sector: The Case of Mumbai
  • Inequalities and Conflicts: Water in Latin American Cities
  • From Private to Public: Challenges in La Paz and El Alto, Bolivia
  • Water Governance Tools: The Role of Science and Decision Support Systems in Participatory Management
  • Water Security: A Genealogy of Emerging Discourses
  • Appendix: Water Urbanisms: A Visual Illustration
  • Index.

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