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Feldman, David L.

Water Politics: Governing Our Most Precious Resource

Feldman, David L. - Water Politics: Governing Our Most Precious Resource, e-bok

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As the world faces another water crisis, it is easy to understand why this precious and highly-disputed resource could determine the fate of entire nations. In reality, however, water conflicts rarely result in violence and more often lead to collaborative governance, however precarious.

In this comprehensive and accessible text, David Feldman introduces readers to the key issues, debates, and challenges in water politics today. Its ten chapters explore the processes that determine how this unique resource captures our attention, the sources of power that determine how we allocate, use, and protect it, and the purposes that direct decisions over its cost, availability, and access. Drawing on contemporary water controversies from every continent ? from Flint, Michigan to Mumbai, Sao Paulo, and Beijing ?the book argues that cooperation and more equitable water management are imperative if the global community is to adequately address water challenges and their associated risks, particularly in the developing world. While alternatives for enhancing water supply, including waste-water re-use, desalination, and conservation abound, without inclusive means of addressing citizens' concerns, their adoption faces severe hurdles that can impede cooperation and generate additional conflicts.

Nyckelord: Water, freshwater, geopolitics, sustainability, environment, natural resources, environmental security, environmental justice, International Political Economy

Författare
Utgivare
John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Utgivningsår
2017
Språk
en
Utgåva
1
Sidantal
288 sidor
Kategori
Samhälle
Format
E-bok
eISBN (ePUB)
9781509504657
Tryckt ISBN
9781509504626

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