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portada The Political Economy of Urban Water Security Under Climate Change
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Author
Language
English
Pages
265
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
21.0 x 14.8 x 1.7 cm
Weight
0.38 kg.
ISBN13
9783031081101
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The Political Economy of Urban Water Security Under Climate Change

Swatuk, Larry ; Cash, Corrine (Author) · Palgrave MacMillan · Paperback

The Political Economy of Urban Water Security Under Climate Change - Swatuk, Larry ; Cash, Corrine

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Synopsis "The Political Economy of Urban Water Security Under Climate Change"

In 2018, the city of Cape Town faced the prospect of reaching 'day zero', that is a combination of natural and human-made factors leading to the complete collapse of its municipal water supply. While the rains eventually fell and a major disaster was averted, the fear of running out of water looms large in the psyche of residents in many cities around the world. Water is a non-substitutable, essential, finite and fugitive resource. It is the lifeblood of human endeavour. Cities, through global processes such as Agenda 2030 and forums such as ICLEI exchange best practices for achieving water security. These forums also are collective social spaces occupied by civil society organizations who share strategies and tactics, and the private sector, who compete for markets and contracts, promoting patent-protected technologies. It is these groups - states, civil societies, private sectors - coming together who determine who gets what water, when, and where. It is the job of academics to understand the how and why, and of (academic-)activists to fight for equity of access and sustainability of use. Evidence drawn from around the world and over time consistently shows that water flows toward money and power. Outcomes are too-often socially inequitable, environmentally unsustainable and economically inefficient. How to shift existing processes toward improved practices is not clear, but positive outcomes do exist. In this collection, we compare and contrast the challenges and opportunities for achieving urban water security with a focus on 11 major world cities: Bangalore, Beijing, Cairo, Cape Town, Chennai, Istanbul, Jakarta, London, Melbourne, Sao Paulo and Tokyo. Through the theoretical, conceptual and practical insights provided in these case studies, our collection constructively contributes to a global conversation regarding the ways and means of 'avoiding day zero'.

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