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Showing 1 to 20 of 63 for “"Water policy"”.
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The economics of urban water policy : infrastructure, scarcity, and conservation
This research focuses on urban water policy. The three papers extend the literature through economic application, taking theory in a direction that informs water resource managers on optimal decision-making or a better approach to management. Three primary results are: first, that the optimal …
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Essays on Water Policy and Coupled Human and Natural Systems
Human and freshwater ecosystems are intrinsically interconnected. To better design effective policies, modeling tools and valuation methods are necessary to help understanding the complex reciprocal linkages between ecosystem processes and human actions, and coupled human and natural systems (CNHS) …
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The Mazmanian-Sabatier Implementation Framework Examined: an Application to Storm Water Policy
… the implementation of the EPA’s Phase II Storm Water regulations at the local level, specifically in the city of Lake Saint Louis, Missouri, with three major questions in mind. First, are statutory variables more important than local variables in the implementation process? Second, is attainment …
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In name only: Water policy, the state, and ejidatario producers in northern Mexico
… impacts of the 1992 restructuring of Mexico's water policy, the study contributes to debates within geography about global economic integration, the transformation of the state-society relationship, the interface of ecological change with structural and political demands, and the prescription …
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Discourses of Power and Resistance in the Water Policy Process of Delhi, India
… starting point a critique of linear version of policy making, this research attempts to explain how and why particular types of knowledge, practices and values get established in policy as well as the complex interplay of knowledge, power and agency in water policy processes of NCT Delhi, India.
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The free basic water policy of South Africa : an evaluation of its implementation
… have very good service provision, with water piped directly into the home. A great number of Black and Coloured households, by contrast, have very low levels of service where family members have to walk to collect water from communal taps. To this day, there are households in South …
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A Comprehensive Review of Droughts in Texas and their Implications on Water Policy and Future Management Strategies
… population surges, climate change, and increased water demands. Statistical evidence suggests that our water supplies are being diminished due to the increased frequency of droughts. Major river basins in Texas, such as the Brazos, Colorado, Guadalupe, Nueces, Rio Grande, and San Antonio, …
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Water Governance: The Politics of the Emergence of Reflexive-Discursive Water Policy in California, Australia and Israel
… augmentation towards a new era of reallocative policy. It identifies and critiques multiple policy instruments and the aims and considerations that inform and shape water resource policies. It analyses the nature of the shifts in policy emphasis, the role and mechanisms of institutional reform, …
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Times of change? Insights into the Government of India's water policy and management response to climate change
… within India's national and state government water policy and management practices. Climate change poses significant challenges to the management of non-stationary hydro-meteorological conditions, whilst meeting rising water demand. The nature and orientation of the Indian government's water …
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A political policy analysis of the integrated water resource management approach in South Africa’s water policy (1998 – 2001)
… question: Is the incorporation of the integrated water resource management (IWRM) approach in South Africa’s water policy, from a political point of view, appropriate? The IWRM approach, as applied to developing countries, originated in developed countries with predominantly homogeneous societies …
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Estar Con el Agua al Cuello: Spanish-Language Communications for Equitable Water Policy Development in California's Southern Central Valley
Drinking water inequities have plagued California’s Central Valley for decades. Two counties in particular face the highest number of long-term failing water systems in the state, with greater than 50% of drinking water systems classified as failing or at risk: Kern and Tulare Counties. As a result …
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The effect of water policy implementation at the local community in Zambia: Examining the role of national and local institutions concerning Zambezi
… the ‘real world’ experience of institutions and policy within the Zambezi rural basin, the study highlights differences in perceptions of the policy and institutions of the water sector between those involved in management of the water sector and those using water for their livelihoods. The study …
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The Impact of Implementing the D-Washe programmes in Chanyanya Community-Kafue District, Zambia: What role has the National Water Policy(1994)played
… government of Zambia in 1996 adopted the WASHE (Water, Sanitation, and Health Education) concept as a national strategy for the delivery of Water Supply and Sanitation (WSS) Services. The strategy facilitates the involvement of the rural population in determining priorities, selection of …
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The water framework directive, paradigm shift or unrealized promises? A critical evaluation of its implementation from a boundary, economic and socio-political perspective
… of Directive 2000/60/EC, better known as the Water Framework Directive (WFD), resulted from efforts to create a coherent approach to water policy at the European scale. It requires surface waters (rivers, lakes, wetlands and transitional and coastal waters) to attain good ecological and …
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To Explore the Role of SMS in Water Supply Performance in Zanzibar: A Case of Urban West Region Zanzibar
… the role of short massage services in enhancing water supply performance in Urban West Region in Zanzibar. Stratified random sampling is used as technique whereby the total population is divided into different groups before selection of the representatives. Data collection was done in respect of …
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The long journey to become 'the river of national unity': The Sao Francisco river basin from 1940s to 2008 and the interactions of environment, government and local citizens
… eight percent of the nation's territory. The watershed is three and a half times the size of New England. This research investigates the impacts of the federal water resource management, or lack of it, on the riverine environment and on the life of the people who locally have depended on the …
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Water supply development amidst growing scarcity: a case study of the Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project
This thesis explores existing water conditions in California and, using economic valuation and policy analysis tools, examines whether desalination is a reasonable solution to growing water scarcity across the state. The author begins with an analysis of historical water development and the current …
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Implications of the market and regulatory environment in China on multinational water companies
… shortcomings of the state-controlled municipal water sector was brought to the fore. The Chinese government realized the critical role water played in fuelling China's continued economic growth, and implemented a series of water policy reforms in the 1990s which opened up Chinese municipal water …
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