The Politics of Fresh Water: Access, conflict and identity (Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management)

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Synopsis
Water scarcity is not simply the result of what nature has to offer but always involves power relations and political decisions. This volume discusses the politics of the freshwater crisis, specifically how access to water is determined in different regions and historical periods, how conflict is constructed and managed, and how identity and efforts to control water systems, through development, technologies, and institutions, shape one another. The book analyzes responses to the water crisis as efforts to mitigate water insecurity and as expressions of collective identity that legitimate, resist, or seek to transform existing inequalities. The chapters focus on different processes that contribute to freshwater scarcity, including land use decisions, pollution, privatization, damming, climate change, discrimination, water management institutions and technology. Case studies are included from North and South America, Africa, Asia, Europe and New Zealand.
Copyright:
2017

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
244 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781317509981
Related ISBNs:
9781315717432, 9781138859227, 9781138859227, 9780367227722, 9780367227722, 9780367227722, 9781138859227, 9781315717432
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
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N/A
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Outdoors and Nature, Politics and Government
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Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Catherine M. Ashcraft
Edited by:
Tamar Mayer

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