Routledge Handbook of Urban Water Governance (Routledge Environment and Sustainability Handbooks)

By: Thomas Bolognesi and Francisco Silva Pinto and Megan Farrelly

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Synopsis: This handbook provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of urban water governance. Of the many growing challenges presented by rapid urbanization, water governance is a critical one and while urban water governance is now regarded as a critical field of research, the literature is fragmented. For the first time, this handbook brings together urban water governance research, containing interdisciplinary contributions from established and emerging scholars, practitioners, and policymakers. It addresses the key questions of how urban water governance works, how is it shaped, and what the impacts are. The handbook's structure offers a progressive entry into the complexity of urban water governance. Starting with technical dimensions, the handbook addresses supply and demand, wastewater, and sanitation. It then considers regulation and economic factors, examining water utilities and services. Political processes, and the actors involved, are addressed and the handbook finishes with a part focusing on governance and sustainability, where chapters address critically important topics such as access to water, water safety, and water security. This handbook is essential reading for students, scholars, and professionals interested in urban water governance, urban studies, and water resource management and sustainability more broadly.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 394 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781000644593
Related ISBNs:: 9781003057574, 9780367523534, 9780367523541
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 08/31/22
Copyrighted By:: N/A
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Outdoors and Nature, Business and Finance, Earth Sciences, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Thomas Bolognesi
Edited by:: Francisco Silva Pinto
Edited by:: Megan Farrelly