Blue future : protecting water for people and the planet forever / Maude Barlow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barlow, Maude.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water resources development--Economic aspects.

Water resources development.

Water resources development--Government policy.

Water rights--Government policy.

Water rights.

Water-supply--Political aspects.

Water-supply.

Water-supply--Economic aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : New Press, The, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"In her bestselling books Blue Gold and Blue Covenant, world-renowned water activist Maude Barlow exposed the battle for ownership of our dwindling water supply and the emergence of an international, grassroots-led movement to reclaim water as a public good. Since then, the United Nations has recognized access to water as a basic human right-but there is still much work to be done to stem this growing crisis. In this major new book, Barlow draws on her extensive experience and insight to lay out a set of key principles that show the way forward to what she calls a "water-secure and water-just world." Not only does she reveal the powerful players even now impeding the recognition of the human right to water, she argues that water must not become a commodity to be bought and sold on the open market. Focusing on solutions, she includes stories of struggle and resistance from marginalized communities, as well as government policies that work for both people and the planet. At a time when climate change has moved to the top of the national agenda and when the stage is being set for unprecedented drought, mass starvation, and the migration of millions of refugees in search of water, Blue Future is an urgent call to preserve our most valuable resource for generations to come. "-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction; Principle One: Water Is a Human RIght; 1. The Case for the Right to Water; 2. The Fight for the Right to Water; 3. Implementing the Right to Water; 4. Paying for Water for All; PrInciple Two: Water Is a Common HerItage; 5. Water - Commons or Commodity?; 6. Targeting Public Water Services; 7. The Loss of the Water Commons Devastates Communities; 8. Reclaiming the Water Commons; PrInciple Three: Water Has Rights Too; 9. The Trouble with "Modern Water"; 10. Corporate Control of Farming Is Extinguishing Water; 11. Energy Demands Place an Unsustainable Burden on Water

12. Putting Water at the Centre of Our LivesPrInciple Four: Water Can Teach Us How to LIve Together; 13. Confronting the Tyranny of the One Percent; 14. Creating a Just Economy; 15. Protecting Land, Protecting Water; 16. A Road Map to Conflict or to Peace?; Notes; Further ReadIng; Acknowledgements; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781595589484

1595589481

OCLC:

859248553