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Handbook on the Governance and Politics of Water Resources
This cutting-edge Handbook provides a global perspective on the current issues affecting water politics and governance. Focusing in particular on the policy-making process and the power dynamics that it involves, it showcases the emerging diversity of objectives, instruments and governance approaches in the field of water resources.
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This cutting-edge Handbook provides a global perspective on the current issues affecting water politics and governance. Focusing in particular on the policy-making process and the power dynamics that it involves, it showcases the emerging diversity of objectives, instruments and governance approaches in the field of water resources.
Responding to the increasing strain on water resources due to anthropogenic climate change, this Handbook examines the water policy-making process at the local, regional, national and supranational level. It discusses modes of regulatory intervention, the role of state and non-state actors, and methods for collaboration on issues concerning water. Contributing authors systematically examine how different forms of water are and should be governed, addressing floods, river deltas, surface water and groundwater. Ultimately, the Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of key theoretical approaches, empirical findings and methodological standards in the field of water politics and governance.
This Handbook is an invaluable guide for students and scholars of public policy, human geography, environmental management, and sustainability governance. It is also a useful resource for water policy-makers seeking to better understand their position in the global water management system.
Responding to the increasing strain on water resources due to anthropogenic climate change, this Handbook examines the water policy-making process at the local, regional, national and supranational level. It discusses modes of regulatory intervention, the role of state and non-state actors, and methods for collaboration on issues concerning water. Contributing authors systematically examine how different forms of water are and should be governed, addressing floods, river deltas, surface water and groundwater. Ultimately, the Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of key theoretical approaches, empirical findings and methodological standards in the field of water politics and governance.
This Handbook is an invaluable guide for students and scholars of public policy, human geography, environmental management, and sustainability governance. It is also a useful resource for water policy-makers seeking to better understand their position in the global water management system.
Critical Acclaim
‘This Handbook is an essential contribution to the scholarly body of knowledge on the politics and governance of water resources. It gathers insights from leading scholars who provide inspiring and state-of-the-art insights into key aspects of water policy principles, instruments and governance arrangements across scales – from local to global – and spanning numerous regions. This volume is crucial reading for students and scholars, offering value perspectives for those studying water governance and aquatic resources from an interdisciplinary perspective.’
– Jens Newig, Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany
‘Global water resources face increasing anthropogenic risks and their successful governance is the key to the achievement of water-related sustainable development goals. This Handbook brings together leading expertise from across the globe to consider the processes, sectors and scales in water politics and governance. It explores the implications of the sustainability turn in integrated water resources management which politicized water resources governance as it is challenging to achieve environmental sustainability, efficiency and equity simultaneously. The volume provides rich comparative insight and evidence from across sectors, contexts and scales, and will be of interest and benefit to scholars and practitioners alike.’
– Jouni Paavola, University of Leeds, UK
‘This Handbook is a welcome addition to efforts to provide a comprehensive, multidisciplinary overview of water resources issues and challenges in the 21st century. Especially appreciated is the inclusion of numerous perspectives on the impacts and implications of climate change and increasing demands on this resource. The contributors focus on economic and non-regulatory tools as well as cross-national collaborations.’
– David L. Feldman, University of California, Irvine, US
– Jens Newig, Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany
‘Global water resources face increasing anthropogenic risks and their successful governance is the key to the achievement of water-related sustainable development goals. This Handbook brings together leading expertise from across the globe to consider the processes, sectors and scales in water politics and governance. It explores the implications of the sustainability turn in integrated water resources management which politicized water resources governance as it is challenging to achieve environmental sustainability, efficiency and equity simultaneously. The volume provides rich comparative insight and evidence from across sectors, contexts and scales, and will be of interest and benefit to scholars and practitioners alike.’
– Jouni Paavola, University of Leeds, UK
‘This Handbook is a welcome addition to efforts to provide a comprehensive, multidisciplinary overview of water resources issues and challenges in the 21st century. Especially appreciated is the inclusion of numerous perspectives on the impacts and implications of climate change and increasing demands on this resource. The contributors focus on economic and non-regulatory tools as well as cross-national collaborations.’
– David L. Feldman, University of California, Irvine, US
Contents
Contents:
Part A: Water policy and principles
1 Introduction to the Handbook on the Governance and Politics of Water Resources
Oliver Fritsch and David Benson
2 Economic policy instruments in water governance
Alfonso Expósito and Julio Berbel
3 Regulatory approaches in water policy and governance
Morten Graversgaard
4 Public participation in water policy and governance
Oliver Fritsch
5 Networks and coordination in water politics and governance
Manuel Fischer, Martin Huber, Karin Ingold and Liliane Manny
6 Water governance and the issue of scale: whither river basin organizations?
Nina Valin, Marith Lengkeek and Dave Huitema
Part B: Water sectors and policy integration
7 The role of communities in integrated water resource management
Wietske Medema, Johanna Dipple, Julien Malard-Adam and Jan Adamowski
8 Water quality management and diffuse pollution: discussing the experimentalist governance of the EU Water Framework Directive
Mark A. Wiering
9 Governing flood risk management: towards flood resilience
Steven A. Forrest
10 Delta governance and management: definitions, trends and cases
Ellen Minkman
11 The water-energy-food nexus: outlook on opportunities and challenges
Tamee R. Albrecht and Christopher A. Scott
12 Water governance, policy and climate adaptation
Josselin Rouillard and David Benson
Part C: Water governance and politics at national and regional scales
13 Amazon water: the misgovernance of hydropower
Antonio A. R. Ioris
14 Water governance and politics in Australia
Andrew Ross and Cameron Holley
15 The politics of water governance in Central Asia: institutionalizing river basin management
Jenniver Sehring, Bota Sharipova and Aliya Assubayeva
16 Water governance in China: the case of flood management
Lei Xie
17 European Union water politics, policy and governance
Burçin Demirbilek and David Benson
18 Water governance and politics in India
Chitresh Saraswat
19 Water governance in Latin America
Claudia Díaz-Combs, Ainhoa Mingolarra-Garaizar and Tom Perreault
20 Towards water security in Southeast Asia: the case of the Vietnamese Mekong delta
Thong Anh Tran
21 Water policy in the United States: the Clean Water Act
William L. Andreen
22 Hydro-politics
Shlomi Dinar
Part D: Water governance at the global scale
23 Multi-track water diplomacy: how political processes can foster cooperation over shared transboundary watercourses
Susanne Schmeier, Jenniver Sehring, Alyssa Offutt, Bota Sharipova and Mohd Faizee
24 Water diplomacy for addressing transboundary water management
Animesh K. Gain
25 Selling excellence: hydrohubs and policy mobility in a neo-liberal world order
Arda Bilgen and Farhad Mukhtarov
Index
Part A: Water policy and principles
1 Introduction to the Handbook on the Governance and Politics of Water Resources
Oliver Fritsch and David Benson
2 Economic policy instruments in water governance
Alfonso Expósito and Julio Berbel
3 Regulatory approaches in water policy and governance
Morten Graversgaard
4 Public participation in water policy and governance
Oliver Fritsch
5 Networks and coordination in water politics and governance
Manuel Fischer, Martin Huber, Karin Ingold and Liliane Manny
6 Water governance and the issue of scale: whither river basin organizations?
Nina Valin, Marith Lengkeek and Dave Huitema
Part B: Water sectors and policy integration
7 The role of communities in integrated water resource management
Wietske Medema, Johanna Dipple, Julien Malard-Adam and Jan Adamowski
8 Water quality management and diffuse pollution: discussing the experimentalist governance of the EU Water Framework Directive
Mark A. Wiering
9 Governing flood risk management: towards flood resilience
Steven A. Forrest
10 Delta governance and management: definitions, trends and cases
Ellen Minkman
11 The water-energy-food nexus: outlook on opportunities and challenges
Tamee R. Albrecht and Christopher A. Scott
12 Water governance, policy and climate adaptation
Josselin Rouillard and David Benson
Part C: Water governance and politics at national and regional scales
13 Amazon water: the misgovernance of hydropower
Antonio A. R. Ioris
14 Water governance and politics in Australia
Andrew Ross and Cameron Holley
15 The politics of water governance in Central Asia: institutionalizing river basin management
Jenniver Sehring, Bota Sharipova and Aliya Assubayeva
16 Water governance in China: the case of flood management
Lei Xie
17 European Union water politics, policy and governance
Burçin Demirbilek and David Benson
18 Water governance and politics in India
Chitresh Saraswat
19 Water governance in Latin America
Claudia Díaz-Combs, Ainhoa Mingolarra-Garaizar and Tom Perreault
20 Towards water security in Southeast Asia: the case of the Vietnamese Mekong delta
Thong Anh Tran
21 Water policy in the United States: the Clean Water Act
William L. Andreen
22 Hydro-politics
Shlomi Dinar
Part D: Water governance at the global scale
23 Multi-track water diplomacy: how political processes can foster cooperation over shared transboundary watercourses
Susanne Schmeier, Jenniver Sehring, Alyssa Offutt, Bota Sharipova and Mohd Faizee
24 Water diplomacy for addressing transboundary water management
Animesh K. Gain
25 Selling excellence: hydrohubs and policy mobility in a neo-liberal world order
Arda Bilgen and Farhad Mukhtarov
Index
