| Description |
1 online resource (xxxii, 313 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps |
| Series |
Urban water series--UNESCO IHP, 1749-0790 ; v. 8 |
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Urban water series ; v. 8.
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| Contents |
1. Urban water conflicts : background and conceptual framework -- 2. Urban water conflicts in recent European history : changing interactions between technology, environment and society -- 3. Water, public responsibility and equity : the Barcelona 'water war' of the 1990s -- 4. Full circle? Public responsibility versus privatization of water supplies in the United States -- 5. Public-private partnership in courts : the rise and fall of concessions to supply drinking water in France (1875-1928) -- 6. In search of (hidden) Portuguese urban water conflicts : the Lisbon water story (1856-2006) -- 7. Water supply services in the cities of Brazil : conflicts, challenges and new opportunities in regulation -- 8. Urban water conflicts in Buenos Aires : voices questioning the sustainability of the water and sewerage concession -- 9. In search of meaningful interdisciplinarity : understanding urban water conflict in Mexico -- 10. Conflict versus cooperation between the state and civil society : a water-demand management comparison between Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa -- 11. Conflicts of influence and competing models : the boom in community-based privatization of water services in sub-Saharan Africa -- 12. Governance failure : urban water and conflict in Jakarta, Indonesia -- 13. Man-made scarcity, unsustainability and urban water conflicts in Indian cities -- 14. Urban water conflicts in the western U.S. -- 15. Urban water reform in Italy : a live bomb behind outward unanimity -- 16. Water infrastructures between commercialization and shrinking : the case of Eastern Germany -- 17. Urban water conflicts and sustainability : an ecological-economic approach |
| Summary |
Urban water conflicts manifested first in Europe in the 19th century and are observed nowadays in various forms throughout the world; in particular, in developing countries. Main causes of these conflicts are characterized by complex socioeconomic and institutional issues related to urban water management. The debate about public water services versus private water supplies is frequently associated with conflicts over water price and affordability. On the other hand, the issue of centralization versus decentralization of water utilities is also often discussed in the context of institutiona |
| Notes |
"A Balkema book." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Municipal water supply -- Management -- Case studies
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Urban sanitation -- Management -- Case studies
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Water resources development -- Case studies
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Municipal water supply -- Management
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Water resources development
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Barraqué, Bernard.
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| ISBN |
9780203877029 |
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0203877020 |
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9781135998998 |
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113599899X |
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9781135998943 |
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1135998949 |
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9781135998981 |
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1135998981 |
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