Grafton, R. Quentin, Borgomeo, Eduardo, Chu, Long, Coombes, Peter, Fanaian, Safa, MacDonald, Darla Hatton, Katic, Pamela ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7594-1081, Longboat, Sheryl, Manero, Ana, Nikolakis, William, Svensson, Jesper, Wheeler, Sarah, Wyrwoll, Paul, Adamowicz, Wiktor, Akter, Sonia, Biswas, Asit, Brouwer, Roy, Doyen, Luc, Horne, James, Kompas, Tom, Le, Lien, Martins, Rita, Milne, Sarah, Nguyen, Nhat-Mai, Ringler, Sarah, Talbot-Jones, Julia, Thiam, Dijby, Tortajada, Cecilia and Williams, John (2026) Heterodox thinking on water economics, values and governance. Annual Review of Environment and Resources. ISSN 1543-5938 (Print), 1545-2050 (Online) (In Press)

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Abstract

Global water crises are, finally, near the top of the agendas at the United Nations and multi-lateral initiatives and organizations. A social sciences and humanities informed emerging literature, 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 non-market valuation, systems thinking, risk assessments and mitigation, infrastructure investments, and understanding injustices and relationality. It is characterized by the Three P’s: People (e.g., who has voice and power and who does not); Place (e.g., locally informed and justice-based); and Planet (e.g., systems interconnections, risks, ecological and non-human considerations). At its best, Heterodox Thinking is informed by on-the-ground evidence and multiple disciplines/knowledge and seeks to value water, expose power imbalances, support human rights/well-being, and mitigate system risks. If effectively operationalized, it delivers more equitable, risk-mitigated and sustainable responses to the many different and localized water crises.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	water crises, relationality, valuation, justice and well-being, water demand management, systems thinking
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GN Anthropology H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute > Centre for Society, Environment and Development (CSED)
Last Modified:	04 Mar 2026 12:09
URI:	https://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/52594

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