Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management
About the Book Series
This series includes a wide range of inter-disciplinary approaches to water resource management, integrating perspectives from both social and natural sciences. It includes research monographs and titles aimed at professionals, NGOs and policy-makers. Authors or editors of potential new titles should contact Hannah Ferguson, Editor ([email protected]).
Papyrus and Wetlands Management in Africa: Past, Present and Future Challenges
1st Edition
By Michael B. Jones
December 31, 2025
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the influence that the papyrus plant has had on African wetlands (with a particular focus on the Nile) in the past, and how this may change with the oncoming threats of climate change. The papyrus plant is one of the fastest growing in the world and it...
Water Justice and Groundwater Subsidies in India: Equitable and Sustainable Access and Regulation
1st Edition
By Gayathri D. Naik
December 26, 2025
This book examines the impact of water-related subsidies on social and distributive equity and environmental sustainability in groundwater access and regulation in India. This book argues that adopting a water justice framework is essential to ensure equitable and sustainable access to and ...
Water Politics and the On-Paper Hydropower Boom: Power, Corruption, and Sustainability in Emerging Economies
1st Edition
By Özge Can Dogmus
November 28, 2025
This book examines how the on-paper hydropower boom impacts the safe and fair access to water and energy in emerging economies. The global hydropower boom is largely made up of small hydropower plants located in emerging economies, but a lack of funding, over-ambitious planning, and corruption have...
New Perspectives on Transboundary Water Governance: Interdisciplinary Approaches and Global Case Studies
1st Edition
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By Luis Paulo Batista da Silva, Wagner Costa Ribeiro, Isabella Battistello Espíndola
May 06, 2025
This book presents a novel examination of transboundary water governance, drawing on global case studies and applying new theoretical approaches. Excessive consumption and degradation of natural resources can either heighten the risks of conflicts or encourage cooperation within and among countries...
The Role of Law in Transboundary River Basin Disputes: Cooperation and Peaceful Settlement
1st Edition
By Chukwuebuka Edum
May 06, 2025
This book examines the role legal rules play in the resolution of disputes in transboundary river basins. When states fail to resolve disputes over shared water resources, many cast such failures on inadequate or ineffective legal rules. With this view in mind, this book examines the role that ...
Legal Protection of European Inland Waters: Solutions for Sustainable Management
1st Edition
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By Jarosław Dobkowski, Elżbieta Zębek, Jakub Jan Zięty
January 27, 2025
This book examines the legal protection and management of inland waters in Europe. With inland waters facing a range of significant threats, including from climate change, pollution, and overexploitation, this volume discusses legal solutions for protecting and managing these inland waters. It ...
Urban Water Ecosystems in Africa and Asia: Challenges and Opportunities for Conservation and Restoration
1st Edition
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By Shamik Chakraborty, Amit Chatterjee, Pankaj Kumar
December 13, 2024
This book examines urban water ecosystem management and restoration through selected case studies in Asia and Africa. Employing a socioecological approach, this volume presents insights on the interlinkages between water, humans, and environmental conservation in an urban context. Topics include ...
Public Banks and Public Water in the Global South: Financing Options for Sustainable Development
1st Edition
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By Thomas Marois, David A. McDonald, Susan Spronk
December 05, 2024
This volume presents the first systematic review of public bank lending in the water sector in the Global South. Many public banks have an explicit mandate to finance public water management, yet despite a resurgence of interest in public banks and the role they can play in sustainable development,...
River Basins and International Relations: Cooperation, Conflict and Sub-Regional Approaches
1st Edition
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By Christian Ploberger
November 28, 2024
This book argues that river basins represent a particular structural setting in international relations with the potential for generating a dynamic of cooperation among the involved countries. The volume applies the concept of regional cooperation to international river basins to highlight their ...
Water Scarcity and Conflict in African River Basins: The Hydropolitical Landscape
1st Edition
By Mahlakeng Khosi Mahlakeng
October 08, 2024
The book presents a critical and comparative analysis of the hydropolitical landscape of African transboundary river basins which, for much of the past century, have been affected by water scarcity. River and lake basins can become a source of tension and conflict due to a complicated mix of ...
Corporatization and the Right to Water in Colombia: Conflicts, Citizenship and Social Inequality
1st Edition
By Marcela López
May 27, 2024
This book explores how conflicts around access to water shape cities, citizenship and infrastructures by tracing how water is commodified and controlled by the Public Enterprises of Medellín (EPM), one of the most successful publicly owned utility companies in the global South. Why are water ...
Flood Risk and Community Resilience: An Interdisciplinary Approach
1st Edition
By Lindsey Jo McEwen
February 27, 2024
This book details the impact of flooding on our environment, and the ways in which communities, and those that work with them, can act to manage the associated risks. Flooding is an increasingly significant environmental hazard which inflicts major costs to the economies and livelihoods of ...