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Water: abundance, scarcity, and security in the age of humanity

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New Delhi Sage 2018Description: xii, 308ISBN:
  • 9789352800391 (hardbound : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 333.91 SCH
Summary: Humans take more than their geological share of water, but they do not benefit from it equally. This imbalance has created an era of intense water scarcity that affects the security of individuals, states, and the global economy. For many, this brazen water grab and the social inequalities it produces reflect the lack of a coherent philosophy connecting people to the planet. Challenging this view, Jeremy Schmidt shows how water was made a "resource" that linked geology, politics, and culture to American institutions. Understanding the global spread and evolution of this philosophy is now key to addressing inequalities that exist on a geological scale.
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Books Books Symbiosis Institute of Business Management - Hyderabad General General Bo 333.91 SCH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available SIBMH-B-9109
Books Books Symbiosis Institute of International Business General Stacks General Book 333.91 SCH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available SIIB-B-16427
Books Books Symbiosis School of International Studies 363/ SCH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available SSIS-B-254

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Humans take more than their geological share of water, but they do not benefit from it equally. This imbalance has created an era of intense water scarcity that affects the security of individuals, states, and the global economy. For many, this brazen water grab and the social inequalities it produces reflect the lack of a coherent philosophy connecting people to the planet. Challenging this view, Jeremy Schmidt shows how water was made a "resource" that linked geology, politics, and culture to American institutions. Understanding the global spread and evolution of this philosophy is now key to addressing inequalities that exist on a geological scale.

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