(Environment and Sustainability Handbooks)
by Thomas Bolognesi (Editor), Francisco Silva Pinto (Editor), Megan Farrelly (Editor)
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.
