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Over the last decade, water security has replaced sustainability as
the key optic for thinking about how we manage water. This
reframing has offered benefits (including clear recognition of the
link between humans, the environment and the right to water) and
also posed challenges (the tendency in some quarters to interpret
“security” solely in terms of geopolitical or economic
“securitisation”). In this collection, the authors offer a
radical repositioning of these debates updated to reflect the
concerns of our post-pandemic world. The chapters in this volume
examine several different themes including how water security
articulates with locality and culture, how it operates across
spatial scales and its moral/ethical resonances. The chapters in
this book were originally published in the journals Water
International and International Journal of Water Resources
Development.
Illustrated with case studies which explain key concepts and
provide practical examples, this book provides a detailed and
comprehensive introduction to water management issues from a
European perspective. The book begins with a brief history of water
management, followed by a consideration of the major frameworks
used for managing water in its qualitative and quantitative
aspects. Several chapters treat key water management issues,
including; dams, privatization, hydropolitics, climate change and
finally provides a synoptic treatment of major water management
issues across Europe's geographical regions.
Illustrated with case studies which explain key concepts and
provide practical examples, this book provides a detailed and
comprehensive introduction to water management issues from a
European perspective. The book begins with a brief history of water
management, followed by a consideration of the major frameworks
used for managing water in its qualitative and quantitative
aspects. Several chapters treat key water management issues,
including; dams, privatization, hydropolitics, climate change and
finally provides a synoptic treatment of major water management
issues across Europe's geographical regions.
Over the last decade, water security has replaced sustainability as
the key optic for thinking about how we manage water. This
reframing has offered benefits (including clear recognition of the
link between humans, the environment and the right to water) and
also posed challenges (the tendency in some quarters to interpret
"security" solely in terms of geopolitical or economic
"securitisation"). In this collection, the authors offer a radical
repositioning of these debates updated to reflect the concerns of
our post-pandemic world. The chapters in this volume examine
several different themes including how water security articulates
with locality and culture, how it operates across spatial scales
and its moral/ethical resonances. The chapters in this book were
originally published in the journals Water International and
International Journal of Water Resources Development.
This book addresses the need for deeper understanding of regulatory
and policy regimes around the world in relation to the use of water
for the production of 'unconventional' hydrocarbons, including
shale gas, coal bed methane and tight oil, through hydraulic
fracturing. Legal, policy, political and regulatory issues
surrounding the use of water for hydraulic fracturing are present
at every stage of operations. Operators and regulators must
understand the legal, political and hydrological contexts of their
surroundings, procure water for use in the fracturing and
extraction processes, gain community cooperation or confront social
resistance around water, collect flow back and produced water, and
dispose of these wastewaters safely. By analysing and comparing
different approaches to these issues from around the globe, this
volume gleans insights into how policy, best practices and
regulation may be developed to advance the interests of all
stakeholders. While it is not always possible to easily transfer
'good practice' from one place to another, there is value in
examining and understanding the components of different legal and
regulatory regimes, as these may assist in the development of
better regulatory law and policy for the rapidly growing
unconventional energy sector. The book takes an interdisciplinary
approach and includes chapters looking at water-energy nexus
security in general, along with issue-focused and
geographically-focused case studies written by scholars from around
the world. Chapter topics, organized in conjunction with the stage
of the shale gas production process upon which they touch, include
the implications of hydraulic fracturing for agriculture,
municipalities, and other stakeholders competing for water
supplies; public opinion regarding use of water for hydraulic
fracturing; potential conflicts between hydraulic fracturing and
water as a human right; prevention of induced seismic activity, and
the disposal or recycling of produced water. Several chapters also
discuss implications of unconventional energy production for
indigenous communities, particularly as regards sustainable water
management. This volume will be of interest to scholars and
students of energy and water, regulators and policymakers and
operators interested in ensuring that they align with emergent best
global practice.
Resilient Water Services and Systems: The Foundation of Well-Being
provides an overarching framework on water and sanitation services
and how they are coping with resilience, aging infrastructure and
climate change. The Editors present conceptual evidence about
resilience backed by case studies that demonstrate resilience in
practice. There are 13 case studies, from Asia, Africa, Europe and
North and South America, providing informative perspectives from
around the world. This is a timely collection of historic and
contemporary evidence that will have increasing relevance in the
coming decades. This volume will be of relevance to both scholars
and practitioners. "Resilient water services are the key to water
security across the world. Sustaining them is a challenging task in
high-income countries where aging infrastructure is a critical
issue, and in low-income countries where new infrastructure is
needed and ability-to-pay is a more formidable barrier to success.
The editors have compiled a succinct analysis and assembled case
studies that cover diverse regions and contexts. From this book the
reader will gain a wealth of knowledge about water services, as
well as rich vicarious experiences from the cases." Neil Grigg,
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado State
University, USA
This book addresses the need for deeper understanding of regulatory
and policy regimes around the world in relation to the use of water
for the production of 'unconventional' hydrocarbons, including
shale gas, coal bed methane and tight oil, through hydraulic
fracturing. Legal, policy, political and regulatory issues
surrounding the use of water for hydraulic fracturing are present
at every stage of operations. Operators and regulators must
understand the legal, political and hydrological contexts of their
surroundings, procure water for use in the fracturing and
extraction processes, gain community cooperation or confront social
resistance around water, collect flow back and produced water, and
dispose of these wastewaters safely. By analysing and comparing
different approaches to these issues from around the globe, this
volume gleans insights into how policy, best practices and
regulation may be developed to advance the interests of all
stakeholders. While it is not always possible to easily transfer
'good practice' from one place to another, there is value in
examining and understanding the components of different legal and
regulatory regimes, as these may assist in the development of
better regulatory law and policy for the rapidly growing
unconventional energy sector. The book takes an interdisciplinary
approach and includes chapters looking at water-energy nexus
security in general, along with issue-focused and
geographically-focused case studies written by scholars from around
the world. Chapter topics, organized in conjunction with the stage
of the shale gas production process upon which they touch, include
the implications of hydraulic fracturing for agriculture,
municipalities, and other stakeholders competing for water
supplies; public opinion regarding use of water for hydraulic
fracturing; potential conflicts between hydraulic fracturing and
water as a human right; prevention of induced seismic activity, and
the disposal or recycling of produced water. Several chapters also
discuss implications of unconventional energy production for
indigenous communities, particularly as regards sustainable water
management. This volume will be of interest to scholars and
students of energy and water, regulators and policymakers and
operators interested in ensuring that they align with emergent best
global practice.
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