Routledge Handbook of Urban Water Governance

This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of urban water governance, addressing key questions about how it works, how it is shaped, and its impacts. It is essential reading for students, scholars, and professionals interested in urban water governance, urban studies, and water resource management and sustainability.

Format: Hardback
Length: 394 pages
Publication date: 01 September 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive handbook provides a state-of-the-art overview of urban water governance, a critical challenge posed by rapid urbanization. While urban water governance is now recognized as a vital field of research, the literature remains fragmented. For the first time, this handbook brings together interdisciplinary contributions from established and emerging scholars, practitioners, and policymakers, addressing the key questions of how urban water governance functions, how it is shaped, and its impacts.

The handbook's structured approach offers a progressive entry into the complexity of urban water governance. It begins with technical dimensions, covering supply and demand, wastewater, and sanitation. It then examines regulation and economic factors, exploring water utilities and services. Political processes and the actors involved are addressed, and the handbook concludes with a section focusing on governance and sustainability, addressing critical topics such as access to water, water safety, and water security.

This handbook is a valuable resource for students, scholars, and professionals interested in urban water governance, urban studies, water resource management, and sustainability. It offers a comprehensive and up-to-date understanding of the field, contributing to the development of effective policies and practices for sustainable urban water management.

Weight: 910g
Dimension: 246 x 174 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367523534