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But must the cost of potable water become prohibitively expensive for the poor - especially when supplies are privatized? Do technological advances only expand supply or can they carry hidden risks for minority groups? And who bears responsibility for managing the adverse impacts of dams funded by global aid organizations when their burdens fall on some, while their benefits accrue to others? In answering these and other pressing questions, the book shows how control of freshwater operates at different levels, from individual watersheds near cities to large river basins whose water - when diverted - is contested by entire countries. Drawing on a rich range of examples from across the world, it explores the complexity of future challenges, concluding that nations must work together to embrace everyone's water needs while also establishing fair, consistent criteria to promote available supply with less pollution.
But must the cost of potable water become prohibitively expensive for the poor - especially when supplies are privatized? Do technological advances only expand supply or can they carry hidden risks for minority groups? And who bears responsibility for managing the adverse impacts of dams funded by global aid organizations when their burdens fall on some, while their benefits accrue to others? In answering these and other pressing questions, the book shows how control of freshwater operates at different levels, from individual watersheds near cities to large river basins whose water - when diverted - is contested by entire countries. Drawing on a rich range of examples from across the world, it explores the complexity of future challenges, concluding that nations must work together to embrace everyone's water needs while also establishing fair, consistent criteria to promote available supply with less pollution.
David Lewis Feldman is professor and chair of planning, policy, and design at the University of California, Irvine.
* 1. Freshwater: Facts, Figures, Conditions
* 2. Geopolitics and Sustainability
* 3. Threats to Freshwater
* 4. Who's in Control?
* 5. Water Ethics and Environmental Justice
* Notes
* Selected Readings
* Index
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Geografie |
| Genre: | Geowissenschaften |
| Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 200 |
| Inhalt: | 200 S. |
| ISBN-13: | 9780745650333 |
| ISBN-10: | 0745650333 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Herstellernummer: | 1A745650330 |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Feldman, David L |
| Hersteller: |
Polity Press
John Wiley & Sons |
| Maße: | 213 x 149 x 20 mm |
| Von/Mit: | David L Feldman |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 29.10.2012 |
| Gewicht: | 0,288 kg |
David Lewis Feldman is professor and chair of planning, policy, and design at the University of California, Irvine.
* 1. Freshwater: Facts, Figures, Conditions
* 2. Geopolitics and Sustainability
* 3. Threats to Freshwater
* 4. Who's in Control?
* 5. Water Ethics and Environmental Justice
* Notes
* Selected Readings
* Index
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Geografie |
| Genre: | Geowissenschaften |
| Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 200 |
| Inhalt: | 200 S. |
| ISBN-13: | 9780745650333 |
| ISBN-10: | 0745650333 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Herstellernummer: | 1A745650330 |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Feldman, David L |
| Hersteller: |
Polity Press
John Wiley & Sons |
| Maße: | 213 x 149 x 20 mm |
| Von/Mit: | David L Feldman |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 29.10.2012 |
| Gewicht: | 0,288 kg |
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