Where Rivers Meet the Sea: The Political Ecology of Water Contributor(s): Kane, Stephanie (Author) |
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ISBN: 143990930X ISBN-13: 9781439909300 Publisher: Temple University Press OUR PRICE: $77.43 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - General - Political Science | Public Policy - Environmental Policy - Business & Economics | Real Estate - General |
Dewey: 333.91 |
LCCN: 2012003233 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 9.4" (1.10 lbs) 246 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Where fresh water appears to be abundant and generally accessible, chronic pollution may be relatively ignored as a public issue. Yet there are those whose lives, livelihoods, and traditions are touched directly by the destructive albeit essential relationship between humans and water.a In her passionate and persuasively argued "Where Rivers Meet the Sea," Stephanie Kane compares two cities and nationsOCoSalvador, Brazil and Buenos Aires, ArgentinaOCoas she tells the stories of those who organize in the streets, petition the courts, and challenge their governments to implement and enforce existing laws designed to protect springs, lakes, harbors, and rivers. Illuminating the complex and distinctive cultural forces in the South Atlantic that shape conflicts and collaborations pertaining to particular waterfront settings, Kane shows the dilemmas, inventiveness, and persistence that provide the foundation for environmental and social justice movements writ large. |