Politics of Fresh Water

Description:

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.

subjects: Fresh water,  Water-supply,  Political aspects,  Water resources development,  Watershed management,  Water security,  Water rights,  Eau,  Approvisionnement,  Aspect politique,  Ressources en eau,  Exploitation,  Bassins hydrographiques,  Gestion,  Sécurité de l'eau,  Droits sur les eaux,  BUSINESS & ECONOMICS,  Real Estate,  General,  Ressourcenpolitik,  Ressourcenökonomie,  Wasserversorgung