Earthscan Water Text
About the Book Series
This series includes a wide range of inter-disciplinary approaches to the study of water and water resources, integrating perspectives from both social and natural sciences. It includes main and supplementary textbooks, and is aimed at the growing number of students taking advanced undergraduate and graduate level courses on water-related topics. Authors or editors of potential new titles should contact Hannah Ferguson, Editor ([email protected]).
Reconnecting People and Water: Public Engagement and Sustainable Urban Water Management
1st Edition
By Liz Sharp
May 17, 2017
Water management in industrialised western countries has long been seen as a technical process associated with pipes, drains and bureaucracies. This technical model of water management is now being questioned. This book examines the nature of contemporary water management and the ...
Key Concepts in Water Resource Management: A Review and Critical Evaluation
1st Edition
Edited
By Jonathan Lautze
August 12, 2014
The vocabulary and discourse of water resource management have expanded vastly in recent years to include an array of new concepts and terminology, such as water security, water productivity, virtual water and water governance. While the new conceptual lenses may generate insights that improve...
Contesting Hidden Waters: Conflict Resolution for Groundwater and Aquifers
1st Edition
By W. Todd Jarvis
June 06, 2014
The world increasingly relies on groundwater resources for drinking water and the provision of food for a growing population. The utilization of aquifer systems also extends beyond freshwater supply to include other resources such as heat extraction and the storage and disposal of substances. ...
Water Security: Principles, Perspectives and Practices
1st Edition
Edited
By Bruce Lankford, Karen Bakker, Mark Zeitoun, Declan Conway
December 02, 2013
The purpose of this book is to present an overview of the latest research, policy, practitioner, academic and international thinking on water security—an issue that, like water governance a few years ago, has developed much policy awareness and momentum with a wide range of stakeholders. As a ...
The Right to Water: Politics, Governance and Social Struggles
1st Edition
Edited
By Farhana Sultana, Alex Loftus
January 12, 2012
The right to clean water has been adopted by the United Nations as a basic human right. Yet how such universal calls for a right to water are understood, negotiated, experienced and struggled over remain key challenges. The Right to Water elucidates how universal calls for rights articulate with ...