{"product_id":"liquid-relations-contested-water-rights-and-legal-complexity-paperback","title":"Liquid Relations: Contested Water Rights and Legal Complexity - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDik Roth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRutgerd Boelens\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMargreet Zwarteveen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWater management plays an increasingly critical role in national and international policy agendas. Growing scarcity, overuse, and pollution, combined with burgeoning demand, have made socio-political and economic conflicts almost unavoidable. Proposals to address water shortages are usually based on two key assumptions: (1) water is a commodity that can be bought and sold and (2) \"states,\" or other centralized entities, should control access to water. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiquid Relations\u003c\/i\u003e criticizes these assumptions from a socio-legal perspective. Eleven case studies examine laws, distribution, and irrigation in regions around the world, including the United States, Nepal, Indonesia, Chile, Ecuador, India, and South Africa. In each case, problems are shown to be both ecological and human-made. The essays also consider the ways that gender, ethnicity, and class differences influence water rights and control. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the concluding chapter, the editors draw on the essays' findings to offer an alternative approach to water rights and water governance issues. By showing how issues like water scarcity and competition are embedded in specific resource use and management histories, this volume highlights the need for analyses and solutions that are context-specific rather than universal.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDik Roth\u003c\/b\u003e is a researcher and lecturer on legal anthropology, natural resources management, and development in the law and governance group of the department of social sciences at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. \u003cb\u003eRutgerd Boelens \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eMargreet Zwarteveen\u003c\/b\u003e are researchers and lecturers on water rights, water management, and development policies in the department of environmental sciences, also at Wageningen University. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 328\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 8.82 x 6.76 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 21, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52747860934963,"sku":"9780813536750","price":92.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/xEgUnmarC89780813536750.webp?v=1764233880","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/liquid-relations-contested-water-rights-and-legal-complexity-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}