Innovative forms of water governance: “new public regies” and the turn from a market management to egalitarian management of a common good

Cécile Blatrix (1, 2) , Michel Nakhla (1, 3)

1 AgroParisTech
2 CESSP - Centre européen de sociologie et de science politique
3 CGS i3 - Centre de Gestion Scientifique i3

The increasing concentration of population in urban centers give several questions relating to the governance of water resources in megacities : access to water and sanitation for all people, equity services, progressive or social pricing. The regulation modes of water utilities are key priorities.

Keywords: Water governance; Regulation; Social pricing policies; Water utilities; Common good

Domains: Humanities and Social Sciences

Cécile Blatrix, Michel Nakhla. Innovative forms of water governance: “new public regies” and the turn from a market management to egalitarian management of a common good. International conference on water, megacities and global change. Conférence internationale Eau, mégapoles et changement global , UNESCO; Arceau, Dec 2015, Paris, France. ⟨hal-01542976⟩