Globalized Water A Question of Governance /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Schneier-Madanes, Graciela (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Θέματα: Environment.; Environmental management.; Business.; Management science.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Sustainable development.; Social sciences.; Sustainable Development.; Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management.; Social Sciences, general.; Business and Management, general.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Environment, general.

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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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.