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Water, Place, and Equity

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ISBN-10: 0262731916

ISBN-13: 9780262731911

Edition: 2008

Authors: John M. Whiteley, Helen Ingram, Richard Warren Perry

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Many predict that by the end of this century water will dominate world natural resources politics as oil does today. Access to water is widely regarded as a basic human right, and was declared so by the United Nations in 1992. And yet the water crisis grows: although the total volume of water on the planet may be sufficient for our needs, much of it is misallocated, wasted, or polluted, and the poorest of the poor live in arid areas where water is scarce. The coming decade will require new perspectives on water resources and reconsideration of the principles of water governance and policy. Water, Place, and Equityargues that fairness in the allocation of water will be a cornerstone to a…    
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Book details

List price: $34.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 8/15/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 312
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

John M. Whiteley is Professor of Social Ecology at the University of California, Irvine. He is the coauthor of Critical Masses: Citizens, Nuclear Weapons Production, and Environmental Destruction in the United States and Russia (MIT Press, 1999).

Helen Ingram is Research Fellow at the Southwest Center, University of Arizona, and Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Irvine. She is the author or editor of many books, including Reflections on Water: New Approaches to Transboundary Conflicts and Cooperation (MIT Press, 2001).

Series Foreword
Acknowledgments
The Importance of Equity and the Limits of Efficiency in Water Resources
Water, Place, and Equity
The San Luis Valley and the Moral Economy of Water
Ethical Issues in Storm Water Policy Implementation
Disparities in Financial Burdens and Overall Benefits
Equity and Water in Mexico's Changing Institutional Landscape
From Equitable Utilization to Sustainable Development
Advancing Equity in U.S.-Mexico Border Water Management
Developing a Plentiful Resource
Transboundary Rivers in the Pacific Northwest
Civic Engagement and Governance
The Global Water Crisis, Privatization, and the Bolivian Water War
Modernizing Mountain Water
State, Industry, and Territory
Whose Water Is It Anyway?
Water Management, Knowledge, and Equity in Northeast Brazil
Water and Equity in a Changing Climate
List of Contributors
Index