Federal Rivers

Managing Water in Multi-Layered Political Systems

Inbunden, Engelska, 2014

AvDustin E. Garrick,George R.M. Anderson,Daniel Connell,Jamie Pittock

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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.

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Utgivningsdatum2014-01-31
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
FörlagEdward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN9781781955048

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Contents:Introduction1. Federal Rivers: A Critical Overview of Water Governance Challenges in Federal SystemsDustin Garrick, George Anderson, Daniel Connell and Jamie Pittock2. Climate Adaptation in River Management in a Post-stationary WorldJamie PittockPART 1: AMERICAS3. Federalism and US Water PolicyAndrea K. Gerlak4. Water Scarcity, Conflict Resolution, and Adaptive Governance in Federal Transboundary River BasinsEdella Schlager and Tanya Heikkila5. Managing Water in a Federal State: The Canadian ExperienceJ. Owen Saunders6. Resilience of River Basin Governance Institutions in the Saskatchewan River Basin of Western CanadaTed Horbulyk7. Water Management and Ecosystems: A New Framework in MexicoEugenio Barrios8. Main Challenges and Responses to Federalism and Water Security in BrazilAna Carolina Coelho, Benedito Braga, Rodrigo Flecha, Nelson Freitas and Osman F. da SilvaPART II: EUROPE – THE SPANISH EXPERIENCE9. River Basin Governance and Water Policies in SpainJosé Albiac, Elena Calvo and Encarna Esteban10. Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Re-defining Water Security under Decentralisation in SpainElena Lopez-Gunn and Lucia De StefanoPART IV SOUTHERN AFRICA11. Allocating Powers and Functions in a Federal Design: The Experience of South AfricaMike Muller12. Meeting the Challenges of Equity and Sustainability in Complex and Uncertain Worlds: The Emergence of Integrated Water Resources Management in the Eastern Rivers of South AfricaSharon Pollard and Derick du ToitPART V: SOUTH ASIA13. Managing Water in India’s Federal FrameworkRakesh Hooja14. The Hydro-institutional Challenge of Managing Water Economies of Federal Rivers: A Case Study of Narmada River Basin, IndiaM. Dinesh Kumar15. Inter-jurisdictional Water Management in Pakistan’s Indus BasinShahid Ahmad, Khalid Aziz and Mujib KhanPART VI: CHINA16. China’s Political System, Economic Reform and the Governance of Water Quality in the Pearl River BasinAndre Silveira17. Watershed Management in Tai Lake Basin in ChinaKe Jian18. China’s Federal River Management: An Example of Han RiverLan FangPART VII AUSTRALIA19. The Murray–Darling BasinDaniel ConnellPART VIII: CONCLUSIONS20. Water Security in Cross-Border Regions: What Relevance for Federal Human Security Regimes?Carmen Maganda and Harlan Koff21. Water Resources Management in Federal SystemsGeorge Anderson

‘Federal Rivers is an important addition to worldwide water policy discussions. It offers realistic windows into a central focus of water policy-governance. The book describes how river management which crosses jurisdictional and sovereign boundaries is both influenced by and influences political systems and that IWRM in river basins is not simply a technical challenge. Its truly interdisciplinary examples will spur creative ideas for both international and transboundary water policy governance and institution building.’