Facing the Challenges of Water Governance

Description

Access to water is one of the most pressing global issues of the twenty-first century, particularly when set against the background of a rapidly growing global population. This book provides a cutting-edge, comprehensive overview of the challenges facing water governance and regulatory choices. The recently adopted Sustainable Development Goals set forward an ambitious agenda of providing universal access to good quality water supply and sanitation services within a financially constrained environment: however, the various peculiarities of each country regarding water governance makes it difficult to identify and implement the best practices and benchmarks. Drawing together empirical studies from countries around the world, the editors and contributors combine extensive data to review the individual challenges facing each country, from the supervision of autonomous regulatory bodies to the question of centralization and the influence of local utility companies. This pioneering and practical volume will be of interest and value not only to students and scholars of water governance, but also to practitioners and regulators. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxi Introduction (Simon Porcher, Stéphane Saussier)....Pages 1-28 Spain (María A. García-Valiñas)....Pages 29-55 Italy (Lorenzo Bardelli, Paola Valbonesi)....Pages 57-83 Portugal (Jaime Melo Baptista)....Pages 85-109 France (Simon Porcher)....Pages 111-132 Germany (Astrid Cullmann, Julia Rechlitz, Caroline Stiel)....Pages 133-153 UK (Emanuele Lobina)....Pages 155-188 Latin American Countries (Salvador Bertoméu-Sánchez, Tomás Serebrisky)....Pages 189-221 Africa (Antonio Estache)....Pages 223-257 CEE (Michael Klien, Maria Salvetti)....Pages 259-289 China (Olivia Jensen)....Pages 291-319 US (Dan Zhao, A. Wren Montgomery)....Pages 321-345 Japan (Takuya Urakami)....Pages 347-366