Water: abundance, scarcity, and security in the age of humanity (Record no. 62136)
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| fixed length control field | 02443cam a22002298i 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9789352800391 (hardbound : alk. paper) |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 333.91 |
| Item number | SCH/W |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Schmidt, Jeremy J. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Water: abundance, scarcity, and security in the age of humanity |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | New Delhi |
| Name of publisher | Sage |
| Year of publication | 2018 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 308 p. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | An intellectual history of America's water management philosophy<br/><br/>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 “resource” that linked geology, politics, and culture to American institutions. Understanding the global spread and evolution of this philosophy is now key to addressing inequalities that exist on a geological scale.<br/><br/>Water: Abundance, Scarcity, and Security in the Age of Humanity details the remarkable intellectual history of America’s water management philosophy. It shows how this philosophy shaped early twentieth-century conservation in the United States, influenced American international development programs, and ultimately shaped programs of global governance that today connect water resources to the Earth system. Schmidt demonstrates how the ways we think about water reflect specific public and societal values, and illuminates the process by which the American approach to water management came to dominate the global conversation about water.<br/><br/>Debates over how human impacts on the planet are connected to a new geological epoch—the Anthropocene—tend to focus on either the social causes of environmental crises or scientific assessments of the Earth system. Schmidt shows how, when it comes to water, the two are one and the same. The very way we think about managing water resources validates putting ever more water to use for some human purposes at the expense of others. |
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| Topical Term | Water resources development |
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| Topical Term | Water conservation |
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| Topical Term | Water security |
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| Topical Term | Water-supply |
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| Topical Term | Environmental justice |
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| Topical Term | Human rights and globalization |
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| Koha item type | BK |
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| control field | 19972071 |
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| LC control number | 2017041458 |
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| Home library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Kannur University Central Library | Stack | 13/09/2021 | 995.00 | 333.91 SCH/W | 53949 | BK |