Water Governance in Cities: Current Trends and Future Challenges
Abstract
:1. Water and Cities: A Challenging Future Ahead
2. Water Governance as a Means to an End
3. Water Governance in Cities
3.1. Key Factors Affecting the Effectiveness of Urban Water Governance
3.2. Mapping of Roles and Responsibilities
3.3. Multi-Level Governance Gaps to Urban Water Management
4. The “3Ps” Framework
5. Ways Forward: Improving Water Governance in Cities
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Romano, O.; Akhmouch, A. Water Governance in Cities: Current Trends and Future Challenges. Water 2019, 11, 500. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11030500
Romano O, Akhmouch A. Water Governance in Cities: Current Trends and Future Challenges. Water. 2019; 11(3):500. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11030500
Chicago/Turabian StyleRomano, Oriana, and Aziza Akhmouch. 2019. "Water Governance in Cities: Current Trends and Future Challenges" Water 11, no. 3: 500. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11030500
APA StyleRomano, O., & Akhmouch, A. (2019). Water Governance in Cities: Current Trends and Future Challenges. Water, 11(3), 500. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11030500