Overview
- Provides an accessible overview of the changes in discourse surrounding global water governance
- Connects technical issues in water management with the social and political structures that affect decision-making and governance
- Structured into three parts to reflect the ‘triple-bottom line’ of sustainability which is key to understanding contemporary challenges in water governance
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Global Challenges in Water Governance (GCWG)
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About this book
Co-written by an academic and a practitioner, Global Challenges in Water Governance combines the dual concerns for both analytical clarity and practical applicability in a way that is particularly valuable both for educators, researchers, decision-makers, and newcomers to the complexities of water use decisions.
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About the authors
Jeremy J. Schmidt is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at Durham University, UK. His research focuses on the normative aspects of water governance, particularly the 20th century dynamics that connect large projects for land and energy to growing concerns over human impacts on the Earth.
Nathanial Matthews is an international development professional and a Senior Visiting Fellow at King’s College London, UK. He is a multidisciplinary scientist that has managed more than 200 environmental and development projects across 30 countries. Matthews is also a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Global Challenges in Water Governance
Book Subtitle: Environments, Economies, Societies
Authors: Jeremy J. Schmidt, Nathanial Matthews
Series Title: Global Challenges in Water Governance
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61503-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-61502-8Published: 07 August 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-87094-6Published: 07 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-61503-5Published: 24 July 2017
Series ISSN: 2946-3971
Series E-ISSN: 2946-398X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 123
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Environment Studies, Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management, Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution, Maritime Economics