"This book presents the complexity and many dimensions of groundwater governance in 28 chapters, written by a global team of leading experts. The first part of the book defines groundwater governance, exploring its emergence and evolution, framing it through a socio-ecological lens and...

"The chapters in this volume are peer reviewed editions of the papers presented at the 7th meeting of the Rosenberg International Forum on Water Policy which was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina on November 15-17, 2010. The theme for Forum VII was Water for the Americas: Challenges and...

pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Water scarcity in the Americas -- pt. 3. Serving the unserved -- pt. 4. Transboundary issues -- pt. 5. Indigenous cultures and rights -- pt. 6. Institutional innovations : learning from Asia -- pt. 7. Conclusions.