Where Rivers Meet the Sea : The Political Ecology of Water /

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Where fresh water appears to be abundant and generally accessible, chronic pollution may be relatively ignored as a public issue. Yet there are those whose lives, livelihoods, and traditions are touched directly by the destructive albeit essential relationship between humans and water. In her passio...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Kane, Stephanie C. (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, [2012]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Water-supply > Political aspects.
Water-supply > Environmental aspects.
Water resources development > Political aspects.
Water resources development > Environmental aspects.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
Eau > Approvisionnement > Aspect politique.
Eau > Approvisionnement > Aspect de l'environnement.
Ressources en eau > Exploitation > Aspect politique.
Ressources en eau > Exploitation > Aspect de l'environnement.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:Where fresh water appears to be abundant and generally accessible, chronic pollution may be relatively ignored as a public issue. Yet there are those whose lives, livelihoods, and traditions are touched directly by the destructive albeit essential relationship between humans and water. In her passionate and persuasively argued Where Rivers Meet the Sea, Stephanie Kane compares two cities and nations-Salvador, Brazil and Buenos Aires, Argentina-as she tells the stories of those who organize in the streets, petition the courts, and challenge their governments to implement and enforce existing la.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (216 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9781439909324

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