The Evolution of the Law and Politics of Water

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Dellapenna, Joseph W. (Editor), Gupta, Joyeeta (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Subjects: Environment.; Environmental management.; Political science.; Geography.; Law.; Environmental law.; Environmental policy.; Water pollution.; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.; Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.; Law, general.; Political Science.; Geography, general.

The Evolution of the Law and Politics of Water presents an overview of global trends in water law and policy and assesses current global water governance. It provides an historic understanding of how and why after 5,000 years of water governance, that governance still has not reached stability. It i...