Governance and Regulation of the Urban Water Sector: Quoi de Neuf?

Walter Reinhardt*, Lætitia Guérin-Schneider

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    Abstract

    This chapter analyses three themes in the evolution of urban water sector governance and regulation in developed countries over the last few decades. The first theme is a reduction in direct government management and control of the urban water systems through a process we describe as devolution. The second theme is the growing sophistication and use of policy tools for regulating the urban water sector, in part as a result of the devolution and separation of ownership, operation, and regulation. The third theme is the re-emergence of broader social and environmental concerns in the water sector, prompting a variety of government responses. The themes are necessarily high level, one reason being that, historically, they have appeared in a variety of forms and under a diversity of governance, regulatory, and environmental circumstances. We draw on evidence from across the developed world and use case studies from Australia and France to illustrate how the themes have manifested.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationGlobal Issues in Water Policy
    PublisherSpringer
    Pages423-446
    Number of pages24
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2015

    Publication series

    NameGlobal Issues in Water Policy
    Volume15
    ISSN (Print)2211-0631
    ISSN (Electronic)2211-0658

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