| Community-Based Water Law and Water Resource Management Reform in Developing Countries Contributor(s): Van Koppen, B. (Author), Giordano, M. (Author), Butterworth, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 1845933265 ISBN-13: 9781845933265 Publisher: Cabi OUR PRICE: $196.08 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2008 Annotation: The lack of sufficient access to clean water is a common problem faced by communities in developing countries. While reforms have been implemented to manage water resources, these have taken little notice of how people use and manage their water and have limited effect at the ground level. On the other hand, regulations developed within communities are livelihood-orientated and provide incentives for collective action but they can also be hierarchal, enforcing power and gender inequalities. This book shows how bringing together the strengths of community-based laws rooted in user participation and the formalized legal systems of the public sector, water management regimes will be more able to reach their goals. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Property - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - General |
| Dewey: 346.046 |
| LCCN: 2007021936 |
| Series: Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.9" W x 9.6" (1.80 lbs) 336 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The lack of sufficient access to clean water is a common problem faced by communities in developing countries. While reforms have been implemented to manage water resources, these have taken little notice of how people use and manage their water and have limited effect at the ground level. On the other hand, regulations developed within communities are livelihood-orientated and provide incentives for collective action but they can also be hierarchal, enforcing power and gender inequalities. This book shows how bringing together the strengths of community-based laws rooted in user participation and the formalized legal systems of the public sector, water management regimes will be more able to reach their goals. |
Contributor Bio(s): Butterworth, John: - John Butterworth |