Globalized Water: A Question of Governance

1 Introduction

Part I: Water Management Models and Globalization: The “French Model” and Europe

Patrimonial Economics and Water Management: A French Case

The Water Framework Directive: A Challenge for French Territorial Management

Water Globalization: The Strategies of the Two French “Majors”

Technological Rent: the Key for Water Services Regulation

Liberalization of Water Services in Europe: The End of the French Water Exception?

Part II: Water Management Models and Globalization: Privatizations and Access to Water

From the French Model to a “Globalized Model”

Privatization: Lessons from Argentina

Urban Water in the Post-Network Era: Lebanon and the Former East Germany

Part III: Governance, Conflict, and Participation: Sharing the Resource

France’s Water Policy: The Interest and Limits of River Contracts

Traditional Water Management in the Mediterranean: Authorized Union Associations in Languedoc-Roussillon

Dam Projects and Protest: The Exception of Alqueva (Portugal)

Interbasin Water Transfers in Spain: Inter-regional Conflicts and Governance Responses

Part IV: Governance, Conflict, and Participation: Mechanisms of Power

Politics and Governance in the Water Sector: The Case of Mumbai

Inequalities and Conflicts: Water in Latin American Cities

From Private to Public: Challenges in La Paz and El Alto, Bolivia

Water Governance Tools: The Role of Science and Decision Support Systems in Participatory Management

Water Security: A Genealogy of Emerging Discourses

Appendix: Water Urbanisms: A Visual Illustration

Index