Water Rights and Social Justice in the Mekong Region (Hardcover, New)

The Mekong Region has come to represent many of the important water governance challenges faced more broadly by the mainland Southeast Asian region. This book focuses on the complex nature of water rights and social justice in the Mekong region. The chapters delve into the diverse social, political and cultural dynamics that shape the various realities and scales of water governance in the region, in an effort to bring to the forefront some of the local nuances required in the formulation of a larger vision of justice in water governance. It is hoped that this contextualized analysis will deepen our understanding of the potential of, and constraints, on water rights in the region, particularly in relation to the need to realize social justice. The authors show how vitally important it is that water governance is democratized to allow a more equitable sharing of water resources and counteract the pressures of economic growth that may pose risks to social welfare and environmental sustainability.

General

Imprint:	Earthscan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2011
First published:	February 2011
Editors:	Kate Lazarus • Bernadette P. Resurreccion • Nga Dao • Nathan Badenoch
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	286
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-84971-188-3
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > The hydrosphere > Hydrology (freshwater) Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > General
LSN:	1-84971-188-7
Barcode:	9781849711883

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