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Water supply privatization was emblematic of the neoliberal turn in development policy in the 1990's. Proponents argued that the private sector could provide better services at lower costs than governments; opponents questioned the risks involved in delegating control over a life-sustaining resource to for-profit companies. Private-sector activity was most concentrated-and contested-in large cities in developing countries, where the widespread lack of access to networked water supplies was characterized as a global crisis. In Privatizing Water, Karen Bakker focuses on three questions: Why did privatization emerge as a preferred alternative for managing urban water supply? Can privatization fulfill its proponents' expectations, particularly with respect to water supply to the urban poor? And, given the apparent shortcomings of both privatization and conventional approaches to government provision, what are the alternatives? In answering these questions, Bakker engages with broader debates over the role of the private sector in development, the role of urban communities in the provision of "public" services, and the governance of public goods. She introduces the concept of "governance failure" as a means of exploring the limitations facing both private companies and governments. Critically examining a range of issues-including the transnational struggle over the human right to water, the "commons" as a water-supply-management strategy, and the environmental dimensions of water privatization-Privatizing Water is a balanced exploration of a critical issue that affects billions of people around the world.

Municipal water supply --- Water utilities --- Privatization --- Right to water --- Eau --- Services d'eau --- Privatisation --- Droit à l'eau --- Political aspects --- Deregulation --- Approvisionnement urbain --- Aspect politique --- Déréglementation --- Privatization. --- Right to water. --- Political aspects. --- Deregulation. --- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS --- Government & Business --- Management --- Business & Economics --- Industrial Management --- Droit à l'eau --- Déréglementation --- Water, Right to --- Denationalization --- Water companies --- Cities and towns --- Urban water --- Water, Municipal --- Water, Urban --- Water-supply --- Human rights --- Contracting out --- Corporatization --- Government ownership --- Public utilities --- Municipal engineering --- E-books --- Political Science & Political History. --- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy.

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The presence of xenobiotics in the aquatic environment is seen as one of the biggest challenges for a sustainable water future. Thus, there is a need to understand, in an integrated manner, the sources, flow paths, fate and effects of xenobiotics in the urban water cycle. This book is an authoritative and comprehensive reference source covering: -occurrence, sources and fluxes of xenobiotics in urban waters -processes concerning the fate and transport of xenobiotics, mass flows and transformation products -mitigation, treatment methods and systems for the removal of xenobiotics -risk assessment methodologies and risk management -information on source control and mitigation measures The book contains a wealth of information on some of the compounds most frequently found in urban water systems, and of special interest will be the chapters dealing with compounds that have only recently been investigated, such as illicit drugs, scents, and toxins. The book will be of interest to researchers, practitioners, municipal authorities, and international policy-makers.

Emerging contaminants in water. --- Municipal water supply -- Management. --- Water treatment plants -- Risk management. --- Xenobiotics. --- Xenobiotics --- Emerging contaminants in water --- Municipal water supply --- Water treatment plants --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Human Anatomy & Physiology --- Civil & Environmental Engineering --- Environmental Engineering --- Environmental Sciences --- Animal Biochemistry --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Management --- Risk management --- Management. --- Risk management. --- Foreign chemical compounds --- Foreign compounds --- Xenobiotic compounds --- Cities and towns --- Urban water --- Water, Municipal --- Water, Urban --- Emerging microbial contaminants in water --- Emerging pollutants in water --- Water-supply --- Environment. --- Water quality. --- Water pollution. --- Biochemistry. --- Ecotoxicology. --- Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution. --- Biochemistry, general. --- Environment, general. --- Water Quality/Water Pollution. --- Environmental Monitoring/Analysis. --- Biochemistry --- Chemicals --- Municipal engineering --- Water --- Pollution --- Environmental pollution. --- Environmental sciences. --- Environmental toxicology. --- Monitoring/Environmental Analysis. --- Ecotoxicology --- Pollutants --- Environmental health --- Toxicology --- Environmental science --- Science --- Biological chemistry --- Chemical composition of organisms --- Organisms --- Physiological chemistry --- Biology --- Chemistry --- Medical sciences --- Chemical pollution --- Contamination of environment --- Environmental pollution --- Contamination (Technology) --- Asbestos abatement --- Bioremediation --- Environmental engineering --- Environmental quality --- Factory and trade waste --- Hazardous waste site remediation --- Hazardous wastes --- In situ remediation --- Lead abatement --- Refuse and refuse disposal --- Composition --- Environmental aspects --- Environmental monitoring. --- Biomonitoring (Ecology) --- Ecological monitoring --- Monitoring, Environmental --- Applied ecology --- Freshwater --- Freshwater quality --- Marine water quality --- Quality of water --- Seawater --- Seawater quality --- Aquatic pollution --- Fresh water --- Fresh water pollution --- Freshwater pollution --- Inland water pollution --- Lake pollution --- Lakes --- Reservoirs --- River pollution --- Rivers --- Stream pollution --- Water contamination --- Water pollutants --- Water pollution --- Waste disposal in rivers, lakes, etc. --- Measurement --- Monitoring --- Quality --- Balance of nature --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Environmental sciences --- Population biology --- Ecology