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Water planet : the culture, politics, economics, and sustainability of water on Earth / Camille Gaskin-Reyes, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Gale eBooks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Global environmental change.
- Marine ecosystem health.
- Sustainable development.
- Water resources development--Economic aspects.
- Water resources development.
- Water resources development--Political aspects.
- Water rights.
- Water supply--Political aspects.
- Water supply.
- Water-supply--Economic aspects.
- Water-supply.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xx, 450 pages) : illustrations
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2023.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2016.
- Summary:
- Through case studies, opposing viewpoints, and primary documents, this reference work examines the environmental and sustainability issues regarding water as well as how water is an intrinsic part of human culture.
- Contents:
- chapter 1. Water and climate change
- chapter 2. Global water cycle disruptions and intense weather events
- chapter 3. Sharing freshwater : cooperation or conflict?
- chapter 4. Ocean and coastal environments
- chapter 5. Water governance and conflicts
- chapter 6. Water as the basis for social and economic life
- chapter 7. Water, human settlements, and the growth of cities
- chapter 8. Water, ocean exploration, and land grabs
- chapter 9. Water and energy
- chapter 10. Water and culture
- chapter 11. Water and gender
- chapter 12. A time for change and a call to action.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9798216034032
- 9798216163671
- 9781440838170
- 1440838178
- OCLC:
- 966236477
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