Screen LibraryWater, peace, and war : confronting the global water crisis /
This pioneering and authoritative study considers the profound impact of the growing worldwide water stress on international peace and security, as well as possible ways to mitigate the crisis. Although water is essential to sustaining life and livelihoods, the author argues that it remains the glob...
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.,
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| Publisher Address: | Lanham : |
| Publication Dates: | [2013] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
This pioneering and authoritative study considers the profound impact of the growing worldwide water stress on international peace and security, as well as possible ways to mitigate the crisis. Although water is essential to sustaining life and livelihoods, the author argues that it remains the globe's most under-appreciated and undervalued resource. One sobering fact is that the retail price of bottled water is already higher than the international spot price of crude oil. But unlike oil, water has no substitute, raising the specter of water becoming the next flashpoint for conflict. Water |
| Carrier Form: | xxiv, 400 pages : illustations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-355) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781442221390 : 1442221399 |
| Index Number: | HD1691 |
| CLC: | TV213 |
| Call Number: | TV213/C516 |
| Contents: | Introduction: our most-precious resource under threat -- The specter of water wars -- The power of water -- The future of water -- The changing water cooperation, competition, and conflict -- Shaping water for peace and profit -- Appendixes -- A: Web links to international water norms -- B: Genuine intercountry water-sharing treaties currently in effect -- Notes -- Glossary -- Index -- About the author. |