Although Asia is the least urbanized continent, it contains half of
the world's megacities and many of the world's fastest-growing
economies. Urban growth is already stressing local water supplies
and causing intense conflict among water users-between haves and
have-nots in urban areas as well as between farmers and fishers
outside the cities. In addition, concern is growing over the
depletion and degradation of water sources and over the impact of
water policies and patterns of water use on the natural
environment. From the perspective of the maturing metropolitan
water economy, the contributors to this volume consider the
problems of urban water management in the region. They focus on the
institutional and policy dimensions of conflict and seek to provide
a range of viable options for reducing the growing frictions among
water users. Eight specific case studies of urban areas in Asia and
the Pacific span a wide range of economic levels of development,
physical settings, and hydrological conditions. The book will be of
interest to scholars and policymakers concerned with issues of
water and environmental policy, urban management, and resource
conflict in general.
General
| Imprint: |
Routledge
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
June 2019 |
| First published: |
1994 |
| Editors: |
James E. Nickum
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
240 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-367-01024-9 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-367-01024-0 |
| Barcode: |
9780367010249 |
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