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Globalized Water
Graciela . Ed(S): Schneier-Madanes
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Description for Globalized Water
Paperback. Editor(s): Schneier-Madanes, Graciela. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 13 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; RNFD; RNU; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 498.
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 and make policy in the water sector. Over the last 20 years, the foundations of local and national water systems have been rocked by a wave of changes. The authors in this book, experts in a wide range of disciplines, address the resulting debates and issues: water as a commodity and patrimony, technological ... Read more
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 and make policy in the water sector. Over the last 20 years, the foundations of local and national water systems have been rocked by a wave of changes. The authors in this book, experts in a wide range of disciplines, address the resulting debates and issues: water as a commodity and patrimony, technological ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
289
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789402402377
SKU
V9789402402377
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Graciela . Ed(S): Schneier-Madanes
Graciela Schneier-Madanes is professor emerita at the National Center for Scientific Research (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, CNRS) in France. She is a social science expert in urban geography and planning, with a focus on water governance. She has served as director of CNRS “rés-EAU-ville” (Urban Water Research Network), founding director of the Joint International Unit on Water, Environment ... Read more
Reviews for Globalized Water
From the book reviews: “This volume, edited by Schneier-Madanes (emer., CNRS, France), provides an important overview of water governance in a global context. … the book urges readers to see the issues of water governance simultaneously as local and global, and it provides pathways to start envisaging more effective and equitable international water governance. … Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division ... Read more