The price of thirst : global water inequality and the coming chaos /

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"There's Money in Thirst," reads a headline in the New York Times. The CEO of Nestlé, purveyor of bottled water, heartily agrees. It is important to give water a market value, he says in a promotional video, so "we're all aware that it has a price." But for those who h...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Piper, Karen Lynnea, 1965-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2014.
Temas:
Water security.
Water utilities.
Bottled water industry.
Water resources development.
Water consumption > Economic aspects.
Water-supply > Economic aspects.
Waterworks.
Sécurité de l'eau.
Services d'eau.
Eau en bouteille > Industrie.
Ressources en eau > Exploitation.
Eau > Consommation > Aspect économique.
Eau > Approvisionnement > Aspect économique.
waterworks.
water resources development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
NATURE > Environmental Conservation & Protection.
Waterworks
Bottled water industry
Water consumption > Economic aspects
Water resources development
Water security
Water-supply > Economic aspects
Water utilities
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: The Colonial Origins of Global Water Inequality
  • Part I. Wheeling and Dealing Water in the Americas
  • 1. Water Hoarding in a California Drought
  • 2. How a Coup Opened Chile's Water Markets
  • Part II. Postcolonial Water Insurgencies
  • 3. South Africa's Water Apartheid
  • 4. Mother Ganga Is Not for Sale
  • Part III. Water Wars in the Middle East
  • 5. A Revolution of the Thirsty in Egypt
  • 6. Targeting Iraq's Water
  • Conclusion: Imagining a Water-Secure World.

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