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Title:
Water security : principles, perspectives, and practices
Author:
Lankford, Bruce A.
ISBN:
9780415534703

9780415534710
Physical Description:
xviii, 357 pages ; 25 cm.
Series:
Earthscan water text

Earthscan water text series.
Contents:
Frameworks and approaches to water security. Introduction : A battle of ideas for water security / Mark Zeitoun [and others] -- The web of sustainable water security / Mark Zeitoun ; The water security paradox and international law : securitisation as an obstacle to achieving water security and the role of law in desecuritising the world's most precious resource / Christina Leb and Patricia Wouters-- Perspectives and principles. Debating the concept of water security / Christina Cook and Karen Bakker ; The multiform water scarcity dimension / Malin Falkenmark ; Water security in a changing climate / Declan Conway ; The role of cities and drivers of international transboundary water management processes / Anton Earle ; The water-energy nexus : meeting growing demand in a resource-constrained world / Antony Froggatt ; Water security for ecosystems, ecosystems for water security / David Tickner and Mike Acreman ; From water productivity to water security : a paradigm shift? / Floriane Clement ; Transboundary water security : reviewing the importance of national regulatory and accountability capacities in international transboundary river basins / Naho Mirumachi-- Water security as practice debates. Easy as 1, 2, 3? Political and technical considerations for designing water security indicators / Nathaniel Mason ; Water security risk and response : the logic and limits of economic instruments / Dustin Garrick and Robert Hope ; Corporate water stewardship : exploring private sector engagement in water security / Nick Hepworth and Stuart Orr ; The shotgun marriage : water security, cultural politics, and forced engagements between official and local rights frameworks / Rutgerd Boelens ; Infrastructure hydromentalities : water sharing, water control, and water (in)security / Bruce Lankford ; The strategic dimensions of water : from national security to sustainable security / Benjamin Zala ; Dances with wolves : four flood security frames / Jeroen Warner ; Household water security and the human right to water and sanitation / Jonathan Chenoweth [and others]-- Conclusion. Food-water security : beyond water resources and the water sector / J.A. (Tony) Allan ; A synthesis chapter : the Incodys water security model / Bruce Lankford.
Abstract:
The purpose of this book is to present an overview of the latest research, policy, practitioner, academic and international thinking on water security--an issue that, like water governance a few years ago, has developed much policy awareness and momentum with a wide range of stakeholders. As a concept it is open to multiple interpretations, and the authors here set out the various approaches to the topic from different perspectives. Key themes addressed include: Water security as a foreign policy issue. The interconnected variables of water, food, and human security. Dimensions other than military and international relations concerns around water security. Water security theory and methods, tools and audits. The book is loosely based on a masters level degree plus a short professional course on water security both given at the University of East Anglia, delivered by international authorities on their subjects. It should serve as an introductory textbook as well as be of value to professionals, NGOs, and policy-makers.
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