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020			_a9783039211500
040			_cUNU Library
245	1	4	_aThe Challenges of Water Management and Governance in Cities / _cKees van Leeuwen
260			_aCham : _bSpringer, _c2015.
300			_a1 online resource ((xv, 287 pages) : illustrations.
490	1		_aWater governance -- Concepts, methods, and practice, _x2365-4961
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
520			_aThis book offers the first comprehensive treatment of multi-level water governance, developing a conceptual and analytical framework that captures the complexity of real water governance systems while also introducing different approaches to comparative analysis. Applications illustrate how the ostensibly conflicting goals of deriving general principles and of taking context-specific factors into account can be reconciled. Specific emphasis is given to governance reform, adaptive and transformative capacity and multi-level societal learning. The sustainable management of global water resources is one of the most pressing environmental challenges of the 21st century. Many problems and barriers to improvement can be attributed to failures in governance rather than the resource base itself. At the same time our understanding of complex water governance systems largely remains limited and fragmented. The book offers an invaluable resource for all researchers working on water governance topics and for practitioners dealing with water governance challenges alike.
650		7	_2unbist _a WATER MANAGEMENT
650		7	_aGOVERNANCE
650		7	_2unbist _aWATER POLICY
650		7	_2unbist _aURBAN AREAS
650		7	_2unbist _aSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
700			_aLeeuwen, Kees van _eeditor
830		0	_aWater governance (Springer (Firm))
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/unujapan-ebooks/detail.action?docID=4178439 _yFull text available within UNU campus / ProQuest eBook
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