Filippo Menga

Thirst (eBook, ePUB)

The Global Quest to Solve the Water Crisis

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Verso
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781804290729
• Artikelnr.: 74065484

Autorenporträt

Filippo Menga is Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Bergamo, Italy and Associate Editor of the journal Political Geography.

Rezensionen

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