Thirst - Menga, Filippo
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Two billion people worldwide are without access to safe water. But solutions are hard to come by when causes are not clearly defined. In a whirlwind tour of global water insecurity, one of the world's leading experts on water politics chronicles the massive impact of climate change; the insatiable water demands of industry and agriculture; and the widespread lack of state investment in infrastructure. Filippo Menga focuses in particular on the high priests of global developmentalism - celebrities, CEOs, and sustainability directors - who have emerged as some of the loudest voices about water…mehr

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Two billion people worldwide are without access to safe water. But solutions are hard to come by when causes are not clearly defined. In a whirlwind tour of global water insecurity, one of the world's leading experts on water politics chronicles the massive impact of climate change; the insatiable water demands of industry and agriculture; and the widespread lack of state investment in infrastructure. Filippo Menga focuses in particular on the high priests of global developmentalism - celebrities, CEOs, and sustainability directors - who have emerged as some of the loudest voices about water issues while offering few tangible solutions. Thirst shows that if humanity is to escape the deadlock that bedevils access to clean water, it has to reconsider both its faith in the market and its relationship with nature.
Autorenporträt
Filippo Menga is an Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Bergamo and a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Reading. Editor-in-Chief of Political Geography and recognized internationally as one of the leading experts in water politics, he is the author of Power and Water in Central Asia and co-editor of Political Geography in Practice and Water, Technology and the Nation-State. He serves on the editorial boards of Central Asian Survey, Global Networks, and Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism.
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Takes the reader on a spectacular and comprehensive journey through the ways celebrities, charities, corporations, and communities engage with the water crisis. It is an essential book that sparks critical reflection and inspires action. Farhana Sultana, Professor of Geography and the Environment, Syracuse University