Federal Rivers: Managing Water in Multi-Layered Political Systems - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1781955042 ISBN 13: 9781781955048

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2014

Synopsis

This groundbreaking book provides a comparative perspective on water management and federalism across multiple countries. Through a collection of case studies, this book explores the water management experiences and lessons learned in nine federal countries and China. The territorial division of power in federations, plus the interconnected politics at the national and regional levels, present a classic governance test for waters shared across multiple political jurisdictions. This is increasingly important as democratic transitions have introduced or invigorated federalism across diverse contexts affecting more than 300 major river basins.

Federal Rivers examines both the successes and failures of federal regimes in resolving water conflicts and achieving sustainable water management, particularly within river basins. Case studies across the Americas, Asia, Africa, Europe and Australia highlight the extent and diversity of federal rivers, identifying alternative pathways to sharerisks and make tradeoffs across political jurisdictions.

This book will appeal not only to scholars of resource management and of federalism, but also to practitioners in government, the private sector and international networks with interests in water policy and federalism.

About this title

About the Author

Edited by Dustin E. Garrick, Philomathia Chair of Water Policy, Department of Political Science and W. Booth School of Engineering Practice, McMaster University, George R.M. Anderson, Queen's University, Canada, Daniel Connell and Jamie Pittock, Australian National University

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1781955042
• ISBN 13: 9781781955048
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 384
• Editor: Garrick Dustin E., Anderson George R.M., Connell Daniel, Pittock Jamie