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The importance of small towns is gaining increased recognition as a
result of two developments. The first development concerns the
possible role of small towns in migration flows and urbanization.
Development of small towns, in the form of improved basic services
and other amenities, has been promoted in order to abate the impact
of urbanization on large urban centres and to alleviate service
provision pressures in major urban centers, whilst stimulating
rural economies and eventually prompting social transformations.
The second development concerns the targets set by the SDGs in
2015. SDG6 requires countries to ensure universal and equitable
water services by 2030. This inclusive target requires that the
water services needs of small towns are considered in the expansion
of sustainable and equitable water services. This book aims to
contribute to the study of water services in small towns by
critically examining different approaches and experiences of water
supply in small towns. It brings together empirical testimonies of
how the implementation of reductionist models and the perseverance
of certain principles underlying these models in the water sector
have yielded suboptimal results. Much remains to be done before
achieving universal service coverage in small towns is likely. In
order to do that, we should start speaking of small towns as a
category on their own and continue the work in elaborating further
what these are and how they work. In Focus - a book series that
showcases the latest accomplishments in water research. Each book
focuses on a specialist area with papers from top experts in the
field. It aims to be a vehicle for in-depth understanding and
inspire further conversations in the sector.
Water Services Management and Governance focuses on water services
(water supply, wastewater services) and deals with connections
between water resources and services and water resources. It covers
water supply mainly in urban communities, sanitation and pollution
control and water resources and their linkages to water services.
This book is divided in to four key sections relating to governance
frameworks, technology and socio-ecological interactions,
government and governance, and long terms policies. The chapters
analyse the complexity of the water services sector based on a
historical analysis of developments within the sector. The
underlying conviction is that only by understanding past trends,
processes and developments can the current situation in the water
services be understood. Only through this understanding can
policies for sustainable water services in the future be
formulated. The four key sections relate to governance frameworks,
technology and socio-ecological interactions, government and
governance, and long terms policies. Water Services Management and
Governance raises awareness that an understanding of the past is a
necessity to explore potential, probable and preferable futures. It
is an essential basis for water sector reforms in any country,
region or community. The book is written for experts in water
utilities, ministries, municipalities, NGOs, donor agencies,
private companies and regulators; as well as students and
researchers in water policy and governance, and the management of
water resources, services and infrastructure. EDITORS Dr. Petri S.
Juuti is a historian, and Adjunct Professor in the universities of
Tampere, Oulu and Turku. Tapio S. Katko, Civil engineer, Adjunct
Professor, UNESCO Chairholder in Sustainable Water Services at
Tampere University of Technology, Finland. Klaas Schwartz, Senior
Lecturer, Urban Water Governance in the Department of Integrated
Water Systems and Governance at the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water
Education, Delft, the Netherlands. Assistant Editor: Riikka P.
Rajala, Environmental Engineer, Post-Doctoral researcher in
University of Tampere, Finland. REVIEWS "This welcome addition to
the literature on water governance is a timely, thorough, and
practical set of assessments of management challenges facing water
service providers around the world. The diverse set of case
studies, many of which focus on reforms to water supply provision,
will be of interest to students and practitioners alike." KAREN
BAKKER, Professor/Canada Research Chair, Director of the Program on
Water Governance, The University of British Columbia "The anthology
makes a very useful contribution to speed up the slow political
awakening of reaching universal water services coverage: The lack
of water services is in most cases not due to shortages of water,
money and technologies, it is rather about poor governance. It
provides many different insights from various cultural and
political contexts and outlines and explains current changes in the
governance architectures of water supply and sanitation." DR. HAKAN
TROPP, Director, Water Governance Facility, Stockholm International
Water Institute (SIWI)
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
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