Comparative studies of water governance: a systematic review

Ecology and Society: a journal of integrative science for resilience and sustainability

Nadine J. S. Schröder,¹  CesarCasiano Flores,²  PranayRanjan,³  Marie ClaireBrisbois,⁴  JoanneVinke-de Kruijf,⁵  BarbaraSchröter,⁶  ChristianKnieper,⁷  S. JalalMirnezami,⁸  PranjalDeekshit,^1,10  MarOrtega-Reig,^1,12  CorentinGirard,^1,13  GülÖzerol,^1,14 

[1] Institut de Desenvolupament Local, Universitat de València, Spain;Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex;Centro Valenciano de Estudios sobre el Riego, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain;Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University;Department of Civil Engineering, University of Twente, The Netherlands;Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, USA;Foundation Valencia Climate and Energy of the City of Valencia, Spain;Institute of Environmental Systems Research, Osnabrück University, Germany;Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research, Germany;Public Governance Institute, KU Leuven, Belgium;Research Group Governance, Participation and Sustainability, Leuphana University, Germany;Research Institute of Science, Technology and Industry Policy, Sharif University of Technology;Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India;University of Twente, The Netherlands

关键词: comparative analysis;    comparative studies;    systematic review;    water governance;    water management;    water policy;   

DOI  :  10.5751/ES-10548-230443

学科分类：生物科学（综合）

来源: Resilience Alliance Publications

【 摘 要 】

Governance is key to tackling water challenges and transforming water management under the increasing pressures of competing water uses and climate change. Diverse water governance regimes have evolved in different countries and regions to regulate the development and management of water resources and the provision of water services. Scholars and policy analysts have been comparing these water governance regimes to analyze elements and processes, to assess performance, or to draw lessons. Although the number of such studies has increased since the 1980s, no comprehensive synthesis exists. We present such a synthesis by conducting a systematic review of the emerging field of comparative water governance studies, and we critically reflect on how water governance is defined, conceptualized, and assessed in different contexts. Based on the resultant insights, we identify four areas for future research: (1) improving the balance between small-, medium-, and large-N studies that are used in comparative studies of water governance; (2) conducting longitudinal comparisons of water governance to identify temporal governance trends and patterns; (3) expanding the geographical coverage of the comparisons to include underrepresented countries and regions, focusing more broadly on the global South; and (4) addressing the issues of justice, equity, and power, which are becoming increasingly important in tackling the water governance challenges that are exacerbated by the effects of climate change, industrialization, and urbanization.

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