The Oxford handbook of water politics and policy / Water politics and policy edited by Ken Conca and Erika Weinthal. - xiv, 692 pages ; 26 cm. - Oxford handbooks . - Oxford handbooks. .

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

This handbook gathers a diverse group of leading scholars of water politics and policy. Authors were tasked to present forward-looking chapters in their areas of expertise, flagging key trends in both research and practice. The volume is organized into six sections: poverty, rights, and ethics; food, energy, and water; water and the politics of scale; law, economics, and water management; the politics of transboundary water; and the politics of water knowledge. Cross-cutting themes include governance challenges rooted in the mobility, unpredictability, and public-goods dimensions of water; tensions and synergies among equity, efficiency, and sustainability; the distributive consequences of water governance; the design and performance of water institutions; and the implications of climate change

0199335087 9780199335084

2018286265


Water-supply--Government policy.
Water-supply--Political aspects.

HD1691 / .O94 2018