Centralized water infrastructure has, over the last century, brought safe and reliable drinking
water to much of the world. But climate change, combined with aging and underfunded …

Over the past two decades, scholars have invoked EP Thompson's and James Scott's
concept of a “moral economy” to explain how people mobilize notions of justice to make …

Scarce and unreliable urban water supply in many countries has caused municipal users to
rely on transfers from rural wells via unregulated markets. Assessments of this pervasive …

Abstract “MAD Water” systems (modular, adaptive, decentralized infrastructures) will expand
to meet human water needs under future climate change, migration, and urbanization …

Water scarcity and competition between water users in Texas have been driven by shifting
demands and variable supplies for decades. Despite water scarcity in many parts of the …

Informal water providers play a critical role in addressing water supply gaps, especially
where rapid urbanisation outpaces the expansion of water networks. They are widespread …

An increasing number of studies find that water sharing—the non-market transfer of privately
held water between households—is a ubiquitous informal practice around the world and a …

This study systematically reviews English-language papers about the collaborative
governance of environmental and cultural flows. With mixed-methods analyses, we illustrate …

In recent years, use of solar-powered irrigation pumps (SIPs) has increased significantly in
the agricultural plains (terai) of Nepal. Federal and local governments there have subsidized …

Water markets are a public policy tool that can help to allocate water to its highest value
uses, creating more efficient outcomes. This paper presents a classroom simulation that …