Water under threat

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書誌事項

Water under threat

Mohamed Larbi Bouguerra ; translated by Patrick Camiller

（Global issues）

Zed Books, 2006

  • pbk

タイトル別名

Les batailles de l'eau

統一タイトル

Les batailles de l'eau

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注記

Translation of: Les batailles de l'eau

Includes bibliographical references and index

First published as les batailles de l'eau by Les Editions de I'Atelier in 2003

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Water has been described as 'the oil of the 21st century' with rapid population growth, climate change and pollution conspiring to make it the resource over which wars may be fought in years to come. But does water have a price? Is it a right or a need? Increasingly, water is viewed as a commodity whose function is to generate profits. In this book, Larbi Bouguerra argues that instead we should view it as a common good of humanity. Water has an exceptional cross-cultural symbolic value and its use raises enormous questions about our lifestyle, our ethics and our relationship to nature. Bouguerra makes a powerful case for a society that is more economical with water and manages it openly and democratically, as a global resource.

目次

Introduction Part I: A Symbol and a Source of Fascination for Artists and Scientists 1. Unparalleled Symbolism Water, the driving force of Nature Cosmologonies and religions A symbolically charged element An object of fascination for artists, poets and writers The global water cycle and the biosphere: a strong link Water, cities and architecture 2. Science and Water: Research Continues A banal substance? Recent scientific findings Part II: Water as a Political Issue 3. The Problem of Distribution and Management A highly uneven distribution Precious traditional techniques 4. Geostrategy, Power and Struggles Power Games The Water Weapon 5. Water and Conflicts Hydropolitics Internal wars Water and the Israeli-Arab conflict 6. A Painful Issue in Algeria Resource pressure The ambiguity of water An emblematic case Algeria is not the only case 7. A Water Crisis? Scarcity or mismanagement? A man-made crisis? 8. A Common Good Coveted by the Market Water privatization in Britain Water privatization has worsened the situation in the South When politics gets mixed up in it Privatization imposed on the South Privatized water is more expensive Is the state powerless? The social treatment of water Part III: The Public Health Problem 9. Water and Health Water-related illnesses: like 300 Boeings crashing every day A giant step: the chlorination of water Bottled water: what a godsend for business! The ravages of publicity A lifestyle in question 10. Pollution in Many Different Forms Resource competition The 'save water' watchword Industrial pollution Unsustainable development Part IV: Issues of Ethics, Solidarity and Development 11. The Question of Dams Leader's pride and white elephants Dams arouse people's passions 12. Water and Development Ethics 13. Reasons for Hope? Further Reading Index

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