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  • Water Allocation in Rivers under Pressure

    Water Trading, Transaction Costs and Transboundary Governance in the Western US and Australia

    This book compares water allocation policy in three rivers under pressure from demand, droughts and a changing climate: the Colorado, Columbia and Murray-Darling. Each river has undergone multiple decades of policy reform at the intersection of water markets and river basin governance - two prominent responses to the global water crisis often attempted and analyzed separately. Drawing on concepts ... Read more

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  • Water Science, Policy and Management

    A Global Challenge

    Provides an in-depth look at science, policy and management in the water sector across the globeSustainable water management is an increasingly complex challenge and policy priority facing global society. This book examines how governments, municipalities, corporations, and individuals find sustainable water management pathways across competing priorities of water for ecosystems, food, energy, ... Read more

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  • Federal Rivers

    Managing Water in Multi-Layered Political Systems

    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 ... Read more

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  • Governing Complexity

    Analyzing and Applying Polycentricity

    Series series Cambridge Studies in Economics, Choice, and Society
    There has been a rapid expansion of academic interest and publications on polycentricity. In the contemporary world, nearly all governance situations are polycentric, but people are not necessarily used to thinking this way. Governing Complexity provides an updated explanation of the concept of polycentric governance. The editors provide examples of it in contemporary settings involving complex ... Read more

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