The french water agencies are 50 years old

lessons to take from this controversial experience

Authors

  • Bernard Barraqué Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - CNRS; École Nationale du Génie Rural, des Eaux et des Fôrets

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35699/2316-770X.2013.2700

Keywords:

French water agencies, Water cost, Common good

Abstract

The French water agencies are the central theme of this paper that reports the diffi culties and resistance against their institutionalization in the French political structure. In discussing the controversy of charging for water use, the article highlights issues related to social acceptability and equity, besides the economic and environmental costs. The article especially examines the policy of costs, water and environmental sanitation services taxes, drawing a parallel between the public service and the common good.

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Author Biography

Bernard Barraqué, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - CNRS; École Nationale du Génie Rural, des Eaux et des Fôrets

Diretor de Pesquisa CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) lotado no CIRED (Centre International de Recherche sur l’Environnement et le Développement). Professor da AgroParisTech (École Nationale du Génie Rural, des Eaux et des Fôrets).

References

BARRAQUÉ, B. (2014) The common property issue in Flood control through land use in France, in Journal of Flood Risk Management, doi: 10.1111/jfr3.12092. (Virtual Special Issue: THE EUROPEAN FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN, Guest Editors: Asst. Prof. Dr. Thomas Hartmann and Prof. Dr. Robert Juepner).

CHÉRET, Y. (1967) L’eau, Editions du Seuil, coll. Société n°20, 128 p.

GOGERS, P. BHATIA, R. & HUBER, A. (1998) Water as a social and economic good: how to put the principle into practice, GWP – TAC Baclground paper n° 2.

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Published

2016-04-11

How to Cite

BARRAQUÉ, B. The french water agencies are 50 years old: lessons to take from this controversial experience. Revista da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, v. 20, n. 2, p. 254–271, 2016. DOI: 10.35699/2316-770X.2013.2700. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/revistadaufmg/article/view/2700. Acesso em: 27 jul. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 2 (2013): Water

Section

Artigos