Water is the most valuable resource and the most passionately contested.
Drought has become an increasingly extreme problem in many parts of the
world, and it is predicted that 60% of the major cities in Europe will
run short of water in the next decade. In industrialized countries per
capita water usage continues to rise intractably, despite strenuous
efforts by environmentalists and resource managers to encourage
conservation. Conflicts over water and environmental degradation from
the overuse of resources are intensifying.
Water is not
merely a physical resource: in every cultural context it is densely
encoded with social, spiritual, political and environmental meanings,
and these have a powerful effect upon patterns of water use and upon the
relationships between water users and suppliers. This book makes an
in-depth analysis of the meanings of water and considers how they are
experienced and formed at an individual and societal level. Focusing on
the River Stour in Dorset, Strang draws upon a wide range of data:
ethnographic research, cultural mapping, local archives and folklore.
She explores the controversies surrounding water ownership and
management, and the social and political questions raised by water
privatization in the UK.
The topical nature of these issues and
their global relevance make this book a vital contribution to
contemporary research on water and an essential read for anyone with an
interest in getting under the surface of one of the worlds most
important social and environmental issues.
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Water Spouts will speak volubly and endlessly about all the issues concerning water. The ongoing degradation, and growing scarcity, of the water supply here in the US, and the rest of the world. The continued absence of potable water in so many parts of the world. The work being done by NGOs, and charities, in the third world, to help alleviate the situation. The emphasis on WASH ( Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene ) so health and healthy water are maintained. "Water Spouts" will spout it all out.
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