Introduction
Part I Water Management Models and Globalization: The “French Model” and Europe
Patrimonial Economics and Water Management: A French Case
The Water Framework Directive: A Challenge for French Territorial Management
Water Globalization: The Strategies of the Two French “Majors”
Technological Rent: the Key for Water Services Regulation
Liberalization of Water Services in Europe: The End of the French Water Exception?
Part II Water Management Models and Globalization: Privatizations and access to water
From the French Model to a “Globalized Model”
Privatization: Lessons from Argentina
Urban Water in the Post-Network Era: Lebanon and the Former East Germany
Part III Governance, Conflict, and Participation: Sharing the Resource
France’s Water Policy: The Interest and Limits of River Contracts
Traditional Water Management in the Mediterranean: Authorized Union Associations in Languedoc-Roussillon
Dam Projects and Protest: The Exception of Alqueva (Portugal)
Interbasin Water Transfers in Spain: Inter-regional Conflicts and Governance Responses
Part IV Governance, Conflict, and Participation: Mechanisms of Power
Politics and Governance in the Water Sector: The Case of Mumbai
Inequalities and Conflicts: Water in Latin American Cities
From Private to Public: Challenges in La Paz and El Alto, Bolivia
Water Governance Tools: The Role of Science and Decision Support Systems in Participatory Management
Water Security: A Genealogy of Emerging Discourses
Appendix: Water Urbanisms: A Visual Illustration
Index.