Signs of Water Community Perspectives on Water, Responsibility, and Hope

Signs of Water Community Perspectives on Water, Responsibility, and Hope

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Water is more important than ever before. It is increasingly controversial in direct proportion to its scarcity, demand, neglect, and commodification. There is no place on the planet where water is not, or will not be, of critical concern. Signs of Water brings together scholars and experts from fiv...

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Other Authors: Boschman, Robert (Editor), Jakubec, Sonya L. (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Calgary University of Calgary Press 2022
Series:Arts in Action 3
Subjects:
Conservation of the environment
The Earth: natural history general
Water
water rights
human rights
water pollution
rivers
oceans
lakes
ponds
rain
water systems
water access
politics of water
global water systems
future of water
climate security
water security
plant healing
race and water
Detroit
environmental justice
indigenous water access
water policy
public policy
water law
social inequality
cultural diversity
environmental degradation
community based natural resource management
sustainable water supply management
hydroelectric power
fish farming
watersheds
hydroscape
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Summary:Water is more important than ever before. It is increasingly controversial in direct proportion to its scarcity, demand, neglect, and commodification. There is no place on the planet where water is not, or will not be, of critical concern. Signs of Water brings together scholars and experts from five continents in an interdisciplinary exploration of the theoretical approaches, social and political issues, and anthropogenic hazards surrounding water in the twenty-first century. From the kitchen taps of Detroit, Michigan to the water-harvesting infrastructure of Tokyo, from the Upper Xingu Basin of Brazil to the Sunda Deep of the Java Trench, these essays flow through time and place to uncover the many issues surrounding water today. Asking key theoretical questions, exposing threats to vital water systems, and proposing paths forward, Signs of Water brims with histories, ontologies, and political struggles. Bringing together local experiences to tell a global story, it centers water as history, as politics, and as a human right.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (434 p.)
ISBN:9781773852355
9781773852348
Access:Open Access

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