Water policy in the Philippines : issues, initiatives, and prospects /: issues, initiatives, and prospects. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Agnes C. Rola, Juan M. Pulhin, Rosalie Arcala Hall, editors.
• Editors: Rola, Agnes C; Pulhin, Juan M; Hall, Rosalie Arcala
• Contents: Intro; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgment; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Boxes; Chapter 1: Water Resources in the Philippines: Overview and Framework of Analysis; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 State of Water Resources in the Philippines; 1.2.1 Water Supply and Demand; 1.2.2 Trends in Water Supply and Demand; 1.2.3 Trends in Water Use, by Sector; 1.2.4 Extent of Water Pollution; 1.3 Factors Affecting Water Scarcity: A Framework of Analysis; 1.3.1 Population Growth and Rapid Urbanization as Drivers of Water Demand. 1.3.2 Weak Institutional Arrangements Within the Water Sector1.3.3 Lack of Effective Policy Instruments; 1.3.4 Weak Enforcement of Environmental Protection Policies; 1.4 Organization of the Book; References; Chapter 2: Water Supply and Demand and the Drivers of Change; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 State of Water Supply and Demand in the Philippines; 2.2.1 Water Sources and Supply; 2.2.2 Water Uses and Demand; 2.2.3 Water Availability; 2.2.4 Water Demand and Supply; 2.2.5 Water Quality Assessment; 2.3 Drivers of Change in Water Demand and Supply; 2.3.1 Demographic Factors. 2.3.2 Urbanization2.3.3 Land Use Change; 2.3.4 Climate Change; 2.4 Conclusion: Ensuring That Water Supply Meets Long- Term Demand; References; Chapter 3: Laws, Institutional Arrangements, and Policy Instruments; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Locating the State in the Formal Policy Waterscape; 3.3 Formal Institutional Arrangements: Norming and Gaps; 3.4 Policy Instruments; 3.5 Challenges; 3.5.1 Limits of State Power on Water Policy; 3.5.2 Norming and Gaps in Institutional Arrangements; 3.5.3 The Limits of Policy Instruments; 3.6 Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Domestic Water Supply. 4.1 Sources of Domestic Water Supply4.2 Sector Framework; 4.2.1 Sector Institutions and Their Roles; 4.2.2 Service Providers; 4.2.3 Service Levels; 4.3 Sector Performance Assessment; 4.3.1 Institutional Strategy; 4.3.2 Operational Performance; 4.3.3 Sector Accomplishments; 4.3.3.1 Piped Water Supply Coverage; 4.3.4 Sector Challenges; 4.3.4.1 WSP Service Performance; 4.3.4.2 Regulation; 4.4 Sanitation Aspects; 4.4.1 Public Health and Sanitation; 4.4.2 Sanitation Coverage; 4.4.2.1 Metro Manila; 4.4.2.2 Outside Metro Manila; 4.4.3 Sanitation Constraints; 4.4.3.1 Institutional Constraints. 4.4.3.2 Financial/Sustainability Constraints4.4.3.3 Social Constraints; 4.4.4 Sanitation Initiatives; 4.4.4.1 National Sewerage and Septage Management Program; 4.4.4.2 Philippine Sustainable Sanitation Roadmap; 4.5 Water and Sanitation Sector Challenges; 4.5.1 Lack of Centralized Regulatory Agency; 4.5.2 Low Performance of WSPs; 4.5.3 Lack of Updated and Reliable Data; 4.6 Policy Recommendations; References; Chapter 5: Industrial Water Use and the Associated Pollution and Disposal Problems in the Philippines; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Sectoral Framework; 5.2.1 Institutions.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 333.91009599; Environment; Water-supply -- Government policy -- Philippines; Water-supply -- Philippines -- Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General; Water-supply -- Government policy; Water-supply -- Management; Environment; Environmental Management; Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management; Hydrology/Water Resources; Environmental Economics; Sustainable Development; Development Policy; Science -- Environmental Science; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Hydrology; Business & Economics -- Economics -- General; Social Science -- Developing Countries; Environmental management; Hydrology & the hydrosphere; Environmental economics; Sustainability; Development studies; Environmental management; Environmental economics; Sustainable development; Economic policy; Technology & Engineering -- Environmental -- General; Philippines; Electronic books; Electronic book
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319709697; 3319709690
• Related ISBNs: 9783319709680; 3319709682
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed February 8, 2018).
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