"This book examines the development of water management in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy and …The authors apply a theoretical framework for the analysis of institutional regimes, water governance and property … rights. The evolution of national water resource regimes is described over a period of almost 200 years (1800-2000) …

overview of the condition of the world's water resources and the infrastructure used to manage it. It focuses on current social … and economic costs of water provision, needs and opportunities for investment and for improving its management"-- …