General Introduction

  • Thomas Bolognesi
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Part of the Palgrave Studies in Water Governance: Policy and Practice book series (PSWG)

Abstract

This chapter presents the approach adopted in the book and its contribution to the field. It defines notions of urban water services in Europe and modernization. To place our contribution within the research areas of the regulation of utilities and water (sustainable) governance, we review challenges that water services face nowadays, especially in Europe. Existing literature emphasizes the crucial role of institutions, focusing mainly on micro-institutions. Consequently, we expose how we study institutions to produce additional knowledge on the governance of urban water services as well as deepening our understanding of those institutions.

Keywords

Water governance Water utilities Regulation Institution 
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  • Thomas Bolognesi
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  1. 1.University of GenevaGenevaSwitzerland

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