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Author Harris, Leila M

Title Contemporary Water Governance in the Global South : Scarcity, Marketization and Participation
Published Taylor & Francis, 2013

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Contents Pt. 1. Integrating hegemony : social and biophysical perspectives -- pt. 2. Crisis and scarcity -- pt. 3. Marketization and privatization -- pt. 4. Participation -- pt. 5. Conclusion
Summary 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
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Subject Water-supply -- Developing countries -- Management
Water resources development -- Developing countries
Water rights -- Developing countries
Water security -- Developing countries
Water resources development
Water rights
Water security
Water-supply -- Management
Developing countries
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1299641156
9781299641150