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The murky waters of IT governance
2014 Information Security for South Africa, 2014This paper conceptually explores the existing IT governance literature and reveals that the concept remains an evolving and ‘murky’ phenomenon. Specifically, it highlights that as IT governance continues to evolve, it emerges in ever-new forms with increasing complexity and confusion.
Jacques Coertze, Rossouw von Solms
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2021
“Water and Governance” is an expansive topic that includes how communities and states have sought to manage access to water supplies. This topic includes “water law,” but also includes informal arrangements that have been utilized to govern water use.
David A. Pietz, Dorothy Zeisler-Vralsted
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“Water and Governance” is an expansive topic that includes how communities and states have sought to manage access to water supplies. This topic includes “water law,” but also includes informal arrangements that have been utilized to govern water use.
David A. Pietz, Dorothy Zeisler-Vralsted
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South Asian Survey, 2010
The term ‘water governance’ encompasses a wide range of issues of water policy, management, sharing, rights, conflicts, social justice and equity, conservation, sustainability and so on; and almost all of them involve legal questions. This article provides a broad overview, both explanatory and prescriptive, of some of the legal issues relating to ...
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The term ‘water governance’ encompasses a wide range of issues of water policy, management, sharing, rights, conflicts, social justice and equity, conservation, sustainability and so on; and almost all of them involve legal questions. This article provides a broad overview, both explanatory and prescriptive, of some of the legal issues relating to ...
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Journal AWWA, 1940
There were many answers, for electricity on the modern farm has a myriad of uses. But next to light itself, there was one answer that came first to the tongues of 9 out of 10 farmers " Water. Water for the barn. Water for the milkshed. Water for the cooling house.
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There were many answers, for electricity on the modern farm has a myriad of uses. But next to light itself, there was one answer that came first to the tongues of 9 out of 10 farmers " Water. Water for the barn. Water for the milkshed. Water for the cooling house.
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2008
Abstract This chapter begins with a discussion of the status of world water resources. It identifies uneven water distribution, pollution, salinization, droughts, and floods as typical problems in many countries of the world. A number of these problems are also becoming increasingly acute in industrializing countries.
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Abstract This chapter begins with a discussion of the status of world water resources. It identifies uneven water distribution, pollution, salinization, droughts, and floods as typical problems in many countries of the world. A number of these problems are also becoming increasingly acute in industrializing countries.
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Progress in Development Studies, 2007
This paper engages with policy on meeting development goals for water through interventions, which promote good governance. Addressing an under-researched area, we propose a new analytical framework for understanding water governance, not as a set of abstract principles, but as interlinked processes with variable practical outcomes for poor people. The
Franks, Tom, Cleaver, Frances
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This paper engages with policy on meeting development goals for water through interventions, which promote good governance. Addressing an under-researched area, we propose a new analytical framework for understanding water governance, not as a set of abstract principles, but as interlinked processes with variable practical outcomes for poor people. The
Franks, Tom, Cleaver, Frances
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Water Governance as Connective Capacity
2016Water is becoming one of the world's most crucial concerns. A third of the world's population has severe water shortage, while three quarters of the global population lives in deltas which run the risk of severe flooding. In addition, many more face problems of poor water quality.
Edelenbos, Jurian +2 more
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Water rights and water governance
2009Although Australia is the world’s driest continent without the complication of international borders and a generally good governance reputation, its record of water governance is very poor. This chapter considers some of the potentially general lessons that might be derived for water governance.
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The Water Crisis—Rethinking Water Governance
Journal of Land and Rural Studies, 2013The twenty-first century witnessed the unfolding of multiple water challenges and addressing these challenges will require a substantial shift in the way we manage our resources. The fundamental principles underlying any fruitful governance reform are: a) Inclusion, b) Sustainability and c) Institutional culture. 1. Inclusion is about
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Facing the Challenges of Water Governance
2019Access to water is one of the most pressing global issues of the twenty-first century, particularly when set against the background of a rapidly growing global population. This book provides a cutting-edge, comprehensive overview of the challenges facing water governance and regulatory choices.
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