Water Policy in the Philippines Issues, Initiatives, and Prospects /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Rola, Agnes C. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Pulhin, Juan M. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Arcala Hall, Rosalie (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Global Issues in Water Policy, 8
• Subjects: Environmental management.; Hydrology.; Environmental economics.; Sustainable development.; Economic policy.; Environmental Management.; Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management.; Hydrology/Water Resources.; Environmental Economics.; Sustainable Development.; Development Policy.

This book describes challenges in the policy and practices of the various water sectors in the Philippines that have led to water conflicts. Such conflicts arise in the nature of rural-urban competition, trans-administrative boundary issues, and inconsistencies between customary and state rules, and...