Water, power and social transformation
Power flows through water via control of water resources, access to water supply and distributive decisions about who has the right to water. In recent years, global water conferences and national governments have increasingly asked whether water is a human right and a social good or an earned rig...
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| Format: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
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2005
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| Dostęp online: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Streszczenie: | Power flows through water via control of water resources, access to water supply and distributive decisions about who has the right to water. In recent years, global water conferences and national governments have increasingly asked whether water is a human right and a social good or an earned right and an economic good. Water scarcity—whether “constructed” or “real”— enhances the potential for serious conflicts over water, especially in arid regions such as northern Mexico, where annual r... |
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