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| Gupta, Joyeeta; Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research, University of Amsterdam; UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education; J.Gupta@uva.nl. |
| To complement this Special Feature on global water governance, we focused on a generic challenge at the global level, namely, the degree to which water issues need to be dealt with in a centralized, concentrated, and hierarchical manner. We examined water ecosystem services and their impact on human well-being, the role of policies, indirect and direct drivers in influencing these services, and the administrative level(s) at which the provision of services and potential trade-offs can be dealt with. We applied a politics of scale perspective to understand motivations for defining a problem at the global or local level and show that the multilevel approach to water governance is evolving and inevitable. We argue that a centralized overarching governance... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed article |
Palavras-chave: Global governance; Multilevel governance; Scale; Water governance. |
| Ano: 2013 |
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| Gupta, Joyeeta; ; j.gupta@uva.nl; Akhmouch, Aziza; ;; Cosgrove, William ; ;; Hurwitz, Zachary ; ;; Maestu, Josefina ; ;. |
| The two cultures theory argues that policy makers and scientists have different cultures and difficulty in communicating with each other. Others argue that there is increasing co-production of knowledge. This essay aims to assess the concerns of policy makers based on our policy work, policy-related research work, and our day-to-day experiences in terms of three questions: What are the perceived major issues for water governance? What are the major challenges in the structure of the existing global water governance approach? What is the vision for improving global water governance? This essay combines views from governmental, hybrid, inter- and non-governmental policy makers. It argues that water covers so many issues, aspects, and sectors that a key... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed article |
Palavras-chave: Coordination mechanism; Drivers; Global governance; Global water governance; Outside water box; World water scenarios. |
| Ano: 2013 |
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