Water governance, policy and knowledge transfer : international studies in contextual water management / edited by Cheryl de Boer. [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Boer, Cheryl de.

Series:

Earthscan studies in water resource management.

Earthscan studies in water resource management

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water resources development.

Water resources development--Government policy.

Technology transfer.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (603 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<P>In an increasingly global community of researchers and practitioners, new technologies and communication means have made the transfer of policies from one country or region to another progressively more prevalent. There has been a lot of attention in the field of public administration paid to policy transfer and institutional transplantation. This book aims to create a better understanding of such transfers in the water management sector. These include the adoption of modern water management concepts, such as integrated water resources management and forms of water governance, which are str

Contents:

pt. 1. Transferring established knowledge

pt. 2. Transferring an international concept

pt. 3. Transferring an emerging concept.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-24270-8

1-136-24271-6

0-203-10299-1

9780203102992

OCLC:

849246528