{"product_id":"the-oxford-handbook-of-water-politics-and-policy-9780199335084","title":"The Oxford Handbook of Water Politics and Policy","description":"Water is a basic human need and a scarce commodity with increasing value to farmers, industries, and cities in an urbanizing world. It is unpredictable in supply and quality, difficult to contain or direct, and notoriously difficult to manage well. Several trends -- climate change, the endurance of widespread global water poverty, intensifying competition among rival uses and users, and the vulnerability of critical freshwater ecosystems -- combine to intensify the challenges of governing water wisely, fairly, and efficiently. The twenty-seven chapters in \u003cem\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eWater Politics and Policy\u003c\/em\u003e address such issues over the course of seven thematic sections. These themes reflect familiar frameworks in the water policy world, including water, poverty, and health; water and nature; and water equity and justice. Other sections look at emergent and contentious policy arenas, including the water\/energy\/food nexus and management of uncertainty in water supply, or connect well-established strands in new ways, including sections on water tools (water price and value, supply and demand, privatization, corporate responsibility) and issues surrounding transboundary waters. This volume conceives of water as a global issue, and gathers a diverse group of leading scholars of water politics and policy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ken Conca\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/23\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 712\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 6.90w x 1.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199335084\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKen Conca\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of International Relations at the School of International Service at American University. He is the author or editor of seven books, including \u003cem\u003eGoverning Water\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eConfronting Consumption\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErika Weinthal\u003c\/strong\u003e is Lee Hill Snowdon Professor of Environmental Policy at the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40549474500723,"sku":"9.7802E+12","price":237.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_c7650897-ce3c-464a-98df-80859b48980f.jpg?v=1667310421","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-oxford-handbook-of-water-politics-and-policy-9780199335084","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}