Contested water [[electronic resource] ] : the struggle against water privatization in the United States and Canada / / Joanna L. Robinson |
Autore | Robinson Joanna L. <1971-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, MA, : MIT Press, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (255 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.6/10973 |
Collana | Urban and industrial environments |
Soggetto topico |
Water utilities - United States
Water utilities - Canada Municipal water supply - United States Municipal water supply - Canada Privatization - United States Privatization - Canada |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-299-35604-4
0-262-31361-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Anti-Water Privatization Movements in the Age of Globalization; 1 From Commons to Commodity: Water Governance, Neoliberalism, and the Privatization of Municipal Water Systems; 2 Globalization and Local Social Movements: Understanding the Dynamics; 3 The Meaning of Water: "The Commons" as a Socially Constructed Discourse; 4 Constructing the Problem: Framing Strategies; 5 The Political Process: Seizing Local and Global Opportunities; 6 Mobilizing Cross-Movement Coalitions; 7 Conclusion: Local Social Movements in an Age of Globalization; Notes
ReferencesIndex; Urban and Industrial Environments Series |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452742403321 |
Robinson Joanna L. <1971->
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Contested water : the struggle against water privatization in the United States and Canada / / Joanna L. Robinson |
Autore | Robinson Joanna L. <1971-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Massachusetts, : The MIT Press, [2013] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (255 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.6/10973 |
Collana | Urban and industrial environments |
Soggetto topico |
Water utilities - United States
Water utilities - Canada Municipal water supply - United States Municipal water supply - Canada Privatization - United States Privatization - Canada |
Soggetto non controllato |
ENVIRONMENT/General
ENVIRONMENT/Environmental Politics & Policy |
ISBN |
0-262-31362-6
1-299-35604-4 0-262-31361-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Anti-Water Privatization Movements in the Age of Globalization; 1 From Commons to Commodity: Water Governance, Neoliberalism, and the Privatization of Municipal Water Systems; 2 Globalization and Local Social Movements: Understanding the Dynamics; 3 The Meaning of Water: "The Commons" as a Socially Constructed Discourse; 4 Constructing the Problem: Framing Strategies; 5 The Political Process: Seizing Local and Global Opportunities; 6 Mobilizing Cross-Movement Coalitions; 7 Conclusion: Local Social Movements in an Age of Globalization; Notes
ReferencesIndex; Urban and Industrial Environments Series |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779576003321 |
Robinson Joanna L. <1971->
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Cambridge, Massachusetts, : The MIT Press, [2013] | ||
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From source water to drinking water [[electronic resource] ] : workshop summary / / Lawrence Reiter ... [et al.], editors ; Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine, Board on Health Sciences Policy ; Institute of Medicine of the National Academies |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (126 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.6/10973 |
Altri autori (Persone) | ReiterLawrence W |
Soggetto topico |
Drinking water
Drinking water - Contamination Water - Government policy - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-17586-9
9786610175864 0-309-54547-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450387003321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2004 | ||
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From source water to drinking water [[electronic resource] ] : workshop summary / / Lawrence Reiter ... [et al.], editors ; Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine, Board on Health Sciences Policy ; Institute of Medicine of the National Academies |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (126 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.6/10973 |
Altri autori (Persone) | ReiterLawrence W |
Soggetto topico |
Drinking water
Drinking water - Contamination Water - Government policy - United States |
ISBN |
0-309-16552-0
1-280-17586-9 9786610175864 0-309-54547-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783135003321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2004 | ||
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Governing the tap [[electronic resource] ] : special district governance and the new local politics of water / / Megan Mullin |
Autore | Mullin Megan <1973-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, MA, : MIT Press, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (281 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.6/10973 |
Collana | American and comparative environmental policy |
Soggetto topico |
Water utilities - United States
Water districts - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-69467-7
9786612694677 0-262-25908-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454860003321 |
Mullin Megan <1973->
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Cambridge, MA, : MIT Press, c2009 | ||
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Governing the tap : special district governance and the new local politics of water / / Megan Mullin |
Autore | Mullin Megan <1973-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (281 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.6/10973 |
Collana | American and comparative environmental policy |
Soggetto topico |
Water utilities - United States
Water districts - United States |
Soggetto non controllato | ENVIRONMENT/Environmental Politics & Policy |
ISBN |
0-262-25839-0
1-282-69467-7 9786612694677 0-262-25908-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778555603321 |
Mullin Megan <1973->
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Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2009 | ||
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Precious commodity : providing water for America's cities / / Martin V. Melosi |
Autore | Melosi Martin V. <1947-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : , : University of Pittsburgh Press, , [2011] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 363.6/10973 |
Collana | History of the urban environment |
Soggetto topico |
Water-supply - United States
Water use - United States City planning - United States Cities and towns - United States Urbanization - Environmental aspects |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-8229-7776-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464084903321 |
Melosi Martin V. <1947->
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : , : University of Pittsburgh Press, , [2011] | ||
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Precious commodity : providing water for America's cities / / Martin V. Melosi |
Autore | Melosi Martin V. <1947-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : , : University of Pittsburgh Press, , [2011] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 363.6/10973 |
Collana | History of the urban environment |
Soggetto topico |
Water-supply - United States
Water use - United States City planning - United States Cities and towns - United States Urbanization - Environmental aspects |
ISBN | 0-8229-7776-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788353503321 |
Melosi Martin V. <1947->
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : , : University of Pittsburgh Press, , [2011] | ||
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Precious commodity : providing water for America's cities / / Martin V. Melosi |
Autore | Melosi Martin V. <1947-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : , : University of Pittsburgh Press, , [2011] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 363.6/10973 |
Collana | History of the urban environment |
Soggetto topico |
Water-supply - United States
Water use - United States City planning - United States Cities and towns - United States Urbanization - Environmental aspects |
ISBN | 0-8229-7776-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827551203321 |
Melosi Martin V. <1947->
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : , : University of Pittsburgh Press, , [2011] | ||
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Unquenchable [[electronic resource] ] : America's water crisis and what to do about it / / Robert Glennon |
Autore | Glennon Robert Jerome <1944-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington [D.C.], : Island Press, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (423 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.6/10973 |
Soggetto topico |
Water-supply - United States
Droughts - United States Water consumption - United States - Forecasting |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-59726-639-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Part I. The Crisis. 1. Atlanta's prayer for water -- 2. Wealth and the culture of water consumption -- 3. Our thirst for energy --4. Fouling our own nests -- 5. The crisis masked -- Part II. Real and surreal solutions. 6. Business as usual -- 7. Water alchemists -- 8. The ancient mariner's lament -- 9. Shall we drink pee? -- 10. Creative conservation -- 11. Water harvesting -- 12. Moore's law -- Part III. A new approach. 13. The enigma of the water closet -- 14. The diamond-water paradox -- 15. The steel deal -- 16. Privatization of water -- 17. Take the money and run -- 18. The future of farming -- 19. Environmental transfers -- 20. The buffalo's lament -- Conclusion : a blue print for reform -- Epilogue : The Salton Sea. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457508503321 |
Glennon Robert Jerome <1944->
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Washington [D.C.], : Island Press, c2009 | ||
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