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Author:   Graciela Schneier-Madanes
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.670kg
ISBN:  

9789402402377

ISBN 10:   9402402373
Pages:   289
Publication Date:   17 September 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

1 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

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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 undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers/faculty. (E. S. Norman, Choice, Vol. 52 (4), December, 2014)

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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 and Public Policy with the University of Arizona were she led a team of scientists that was awarded the first European Commission International Cooperation (INCO) program in the U.S., Sustainable Water ActioN (SWAN). Schneier-Madanes divides her time among academic hubs in France, the U.S., and Argentina, maintaining formal connections with universities and research centers in Europe, Latin America, and China. She has published extensively as both an author and editor and serves as an expert for governmental institutions and private companies. E-mail: graciela.schneier@univ-paris3.fr Web: www.schneier-madanes.com

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