Global Challenges in Water Governance

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This book presents a historically situated explanation of the rise of global water governance and the contemporary challenges that global water governance seeks to address. It is particularly concerned with connecting what are often technical issues in water management with the social and political structures that affect how technical and scientific advice affects decisions. Schmidt and Matthews are careful to avoid the pitfalls of setting up opposing binaries, such as ‘nature versus culture’ or ‘private versus public’, thereby allowing readers to understand how contests over water governance have been shaped over time and why they will continue to be so.

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.
This book presents a historically situated explanation of the rise of global water governance and the contemporary challenges that global water governance seeks to address. It is particularly concerned with connecting what are often technical issues in water management with the social and political structures that affect how technical and scientific advice affects decisions. Schmidt and Matthews are careful to avoid the pitfalls of setting up opposing binaries, such as ‘nature versus culture’ or ‘private versus public’, thereby allowing readers to understand how contests over water governance have been shaped over time and why they will continue to be so.

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.
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

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Jeremy J. Schmidt

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Sustainability Water security Climate change Cost-benefit analysis Water infrastructure Sustainable Development Goals Integrated Water Resources Management Ecosystem Services Water-Energy-Food-Climate Nexus Global Environmental Change water policy water quality and water pollution

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“A beautiful synthesis of the emergence of water governance, its significance in human affairs, and the challenges it entails on a human dominated planet. Short, comprehensive, and easy to read. I can highly recommend it.” (Carl Folke, Science Director and Co-Founder of Stockholm Resilience Centre, Sweden)

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