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Water: Abundance, Scarcity, and Security in the Age of Humanity
Author
Jeremy J. Schmidt
Specifications
  • ISBN 13 : 9789352800391
  • year : 2017
  • language : English
  • binding : Hardbound
Description
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