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Heterodox Thinking on Water Economics, Values, and Governance

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  • R. Quentin Grafton

    (ANU - Australian National University)

  • Edoardo Borgomeo

    (CAM - University of Cambridge [Cambridge, UK])

  • Long Chu

    (ANU - Australian National University)

  • Peter Coombes

    (ANU - Australian National University)

  • Safa Fanaian

    (IWMI - International Water Management Institute [Népal] - IWMI - International Water Management Institute [CGIAR, Sri Lanka] - CGIAR - Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research [CGIAR])

  • Darla Hatton Macdonald

    (UTAS - University of Tasmania [Hobart])

  • Pamela Katic

    (University of Greenwich)

  • Sheri Longboat

    (University of Greenwich)

  • Ana Manero

    (UWA - The University of Western Australia)

  • William Nikolakis

    (UBC - University of British Columbia [Canada])

  • Jesper Svensson

    (Umeå University = Umeå Universitet)

  • Sarah Wheeler

    (Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control [Elk Grove, CA, USA])

  • Paul Wyrwoll

    (ANU - Australian National University)

  • Wiktor Adamowicz

    (University of Alberta)

  • Sonia Akter

    (ANU - Australian National University)

  • Asit Biswas
  • Roy Brouwer

    (University of Waterloo [Waterloo])

  • Luc Doyen

    (CEE-M - Centre d'Economie de l'Environnement - Montpellier - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Montpellier - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement - UM - Université de Montpellier)

  • James Horne

    (James Horne and Associates,)

  • Tom Kompas

    (University of Melbourne)

  • Lien Le

    (ANU - Australian National University)

  • Rita Martins

    (UC - Universidade de Coimbra = University of Coimbra [Portugal])

  • Sarah Milne

    (ANU - Australian National University)

  • Nhat-Mai Nguyen

    (ANU - Australian National University)

  • Claudia Ringler

    (IFPRI - International Food Policy Research Institute [India] - IFPRI - International Food Policy Research Institute [Washington] - CGIAR - Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research [CGIAR])

  • Julia Talbot-Jones

    (Victoria University of Wellington)

  • Djiby Thiam

    (University of Cape Town)

  • Cecilia Tortajada

    (University of Glasgow)

  • John Williams

    (ANU - Australian National University)

Abstract

Global water crises are, finally, near the top of the agendas at the United Nations and at multilateral initiatives and organizations. A social sciences– and humanities-informed emerging literature that we call Heterodox Thinking offers alternatives to much of the current decision-making on water. Rooted in water economics, values, and governance, Heterodox Thinking comprises developments in nonmarket valuation, systems thinking, risk assessments and mitigation, infrastructure investments, and understanding injustices and relationality. It is characterized by the Three Ps: People (e.g., who has voice and power and who does not), Place (e.g., locally informed and justice-based), and Planet (e.g., system interconnections, risks, and ecological and nonhuman considerations). At its best, Heterodox Thinking is informed by on-the-ground evidence and multiple disciplines and knowledge, and it seeks to value water, expose power imbalances, support human rights and well-being, and mitigate systemic risks. If effectively operationalized, it can deliver more equitable, risk-mitigated, and sustainable responses to the many different and localized water crises.

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  • R. Quentin Grafton & Edoardo Borgomeo & Long Chu & Peter Coombes & Safa Fanaian & Darla Hatton Macdonald & Pamela Katic & Sheri Longboat & Ana Manero & William Nikolakis & Jesper Svensson & Sarah Whee, 2026. "Heterodox Thinking on Water Economics, Values, and Governance," Post-Print hal-05737921, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05737921
    DOI: 10.1146/annurev-environ-112624-021419
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