Water Alternatives, Volume 1 - Issue 2, October 2008

WaA is an interdisciplinary journal addressing the full range of issues that water raises in contemporary societies. Its ambition is to provide space for alternative and critical thinking on such issues (see our manifesto for more details). WaA welcomes contributions that address any dimension of water resources development, management and use, and their relations with society and the environment. 

Articles

Reflections from South Africa on a possible benefit-sharing approach for transboundary waters
Antony Turton
Water Alternatives 1(2): 180-200               Abstract | Full Text - PDF

The politics of model maintenance: The Murray Darling and Brantas River Basins compared
Anjali Bhat
Water Alternatives 1(2): 201-218               Abstract | Full Text - PDF

Liberalization reform, ‘neo-centralism' and black market: The political diseconomy of Lake Nasser fishery development
Christophe Béné, Bastien Bandi and Fanny Durville
Water Alternatives 1(2): 219-235               Abstract | Full Text - PDF

The ambiguity of community: Debating alternatives to private sector provision of urban water supply
Karen Bakker
Water Alternatives 1(2):  236-252               Abstract | Full Text - PDF

Water institutional reforms in Scotland: Contested objectives and hidden disputes
Antonio Ioris
Water Alternatives 1(2): 253-270               Abstract | Full Text - PDF

Contested hydrohegemony: Hydraulic control and security in Turkey
Jeroen Warner
Water Alternatives 1(2): 271-288               Abstract | Full Text - PDF

Book Reviews

The environmental history of water (P.S. Jutti, T.S. Katko and H.S.Vuorinen (Eds). 2008).
Gabor Laszlo Szanto

Water Alternatives 1(2): 289-291              Full Text - PDF

International water security: Domestic threats and opportunities (Nevelina I. Pachova, Mikiyasu Nakayama and Libor Jansky. United Nations University Press, Tokyo, Japan. ISBN 978-92-808-1150-6, 308 pages; March 2008)
Mark Giordano

Water Alternatives 1(2): 292-293              Full Text - PDF