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Concrete Revolution: Large Dams, Cold War Geopolitics, and the Us Bureau of Reclamation
ISBN: 9780226284316 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Water may seem innocuous, but as a universal necessity, it inevitably intersects with politics when it comes to acquisition, control, and associated technologies. While we know a great deal about the socioecological costs and benefits of modern dams, we know far less about their political origins and ramifications. In Concrete Revolution, Christopher Sneddon offers a corrective: a compelling historical account of the US Bureau of Reclamation s contributions to dam technology, Cold War politics, and the social and environmental adversity perpetuated by the US government in its pursuit...
Water may seem innocuous, but as a universal necessity, it inevitably intersects with politics when it comes to acquisition, control, and associated t...
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Contemporary Water Governance in the Global South: Scarcity, Marketization and Participation
ISBN: 9781138672765 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The litany of alarming observations about water use and misuse is now familiar over a billion people without access to safe drinking water; almost every major river dammed and diverted; increasing conflicts over the delivery of water in urban areas; continuing threats to water quality from agricultural inputs and industrial wastes; and the increasing variability of climate, including threats of severe droughts and flooding across locales and regions. These issues present tremendous challenges for water governance. This book focuses on three major concepts and approaches that have gained... The litany of alarming observations about water use and misuse is now familiar over a billion people without access to safe drinking water; almost ... |
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228,18 zł |