Essential resources do more than satisfy people's needs. They ensure a dignified existence. Since the competition for essential resources, particularly fresh wa

Given the new-found importance of the commons in current political discourse, it has become increasingly necessary to explore the democratic, institutional, and

While water is an increasingly scarce resource, most existing methods to allocate it are neither economically nor environmentally efficient. In these circumstan

The joint challenges of population increase, food security and conservation of agrobiodiversity demand a rethink of plant breeding and agricultural research fro

Water scarcity is not simply the result of what nature has to offer but always involves power relations and political decisions. This volume discusses the polit