Intro -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Authors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 The Context -- 1.2 Discourses of Water -- 1.3 Mapping the Institutional Dimensions of Domestic Water Supply in India -- 1.4 Urban Water Supply and Images of Water Scarcity -- 1.5 Aims and Subject Matter of the Book -- 1.6 A Note on Methodology -- 1.7 Book Chapters -- References -- 2 Water: Perspectives, Prospects and Reforms in India -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Water in India: A Resource Perspective -- 2.3 Water in India: Politico-Legal Perspectives -- 2.4 Water in India: Policy Perspective -- 2.5 Summarising Policy Reforms in Governance of Water Sector -- 2.6 Conclusion -- References -- 3 Institutional Reforms and Water Sector Governance: Conceptual Understandings -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Governing the Water Sector: Conceptual Understanding -- 3.2.1 Distinguishing 'Government' from 'Governance' -- 3.2.2 Conceptualising Environmental Governance -- 3.2.3 Conceptualising Water Governance -- 3.2.4 Good and Effective Water Governance -- 3.2.5 The Need and Principles of Effective Water Governance -- 3.3 Institutional Reforms in Water Sector: A Framework -- 3.3.1 Understanding Water Institutional Reforms -- 3.4 Conclusion: Water Institution in India -- References -- 4 Methodology and Research Sites -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 The Research Process and Methodological Framework -- 4.3 Sample Distribution and Fieldwork -- 4.4 Demographic Profile and Water Supply Arrangements of the Sample Cities (Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Kochi) -- 4.4.1 Ahmedabad -- 4.4.2 Bengaluru -- 4.4.3 Hyderabad -- 4.4.4 Kochi -- 4.5 Conclusion -- References -- 5 Mapping Urban Water Supply in India: Scenarios and Challenges -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Mapping the Drinking Water Scenario in India -- 5.2.1 Norms of Water Supply and Coverage.
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Introduction -- Major Policy Reforms in Drinking Water Sector in India -- Profile of the Study Region, Cities as well as the Respondents -- Water Availability and Water Service Delivery in Urban India -- Water Scarcity and Unequal Access to Water -- Institutional Dimensions of Drinking Water Governance in Urban India -- Conclusion.
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