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The Resource Blue future : protecting water for people and the planet forever, Maude Barlow

Blue future : protecting water for people and the planet forever, Maude Barlow

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Summary
"In her bestselling books Blue Gold and Blue Covenant, world-renowned water activist Maude Barlow exposed the battle for ownership of our dwindling water supply and the emergence of an international, grassroots-led movement to reclaim water as a public good. Since then, the United Nations has recognized access to water as a basic human right-but there is still much work to be done to stem this growing crisis. In this major new book, Barlow draws on her extensive experience and insight to lay out a set of key principles that show the way forward to what she calls a "water-secure and water-just world." Not only does she reveal the powerful players even now impeding the recognition of the human right to water, she argues that water must not become a commodity to be bought and sold on the open market. Focusing on solutions, she includes stories of struggle and resistance from marginalized communities, as well as government policies that work for both people and the planet. At a time when climate change has moved to the top of the national agenda and when the stage is being set for unprecedented drought, mass starvation, and the migration of millions of refugees in search of water, Blue Future is an urgent call to preserve our most valuable resource for generations to come."--Publisher information
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
326 pages
Contents
  • Principle 1: Water is a human right. 1. The case for the right to water ; 2. The fight for the right to water ; 3. Implementing the right to water ; 4. Paying for water for all
  • Principle 2: Water is a common heritage. 5. Water : commons or commodity? ; 6. Targeting public water services ; 7. The loss of the water commons devastates communities ; 8. Reclaiming the water commons
  • Principle 3: Water has rights too. 9. The trouble with "modern water" ; 10. Corporate control of farming is extinguishing water ; 11. Energy demands place an unsustainable burden on water ; 12. Putting water at the centre of our lives
  • Principle 4: Water can teach us how to live together. 13. Confronting the tyranny of the one percent ; 14. Creating a just economy ; 15. Protecting land, protecting water ; 16. A road map to conflict or to peace?
Isbn
9781595589477
Instance
Label
Blue future : protecting water for people and the planet forever
Title
Blue future
Title remainder
protecting water for people and the planet forever
Statement of responsibility
Maude Barlow
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"In her bestselling books Blue Gold and Blue Covenant, world-renowned water activist Maude Barlow exposed the battle for ownership of our dwindling water supply and the emergence of an international, grassroots-led movement to reclaim water as a public good. Since then, the United Nations has recognized access to water as a basic human right-but there is still much work to be done to stem this growing crisis. In this major new book, Barlow draws on her extensive experience and insight to lay out a set of key principles that show the way forward to what she calls a "water-secure and water-just world." Not only does she reveal the powerful players even now impeding the recognition of the human right to water, she argues that water must not become a commodity to be bought and sold on the open market. Focusing on solutions, she includes stories of struggle and resistance from marginalized communities, as well as government policies that work for both people and the planet. At a time when climate change has moved to the top of the national agenda and when the stage is being set for unprecedented drought, mass starvation, and the migration of millions of refugees in search of water, Blue Future is an urgent call to preserve our most valuable resource for generations to come."--Publisher information
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DLC
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Barlow, Maude
Dewey number
333.91/116
Index
index present
LC call number
HD1691
LC item number
.B3665 2014
Literary form
non fiction
NAL call number
HD1691
NAL item number
.B3665 2014
Nature of contents
bibliography
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  • Water resources development
  • Water resources development
  • Water rights
  • Water-supply
  • Water-supply
  • Water Resources
  • Water Supply
  • TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
  • NATURE
  • NATURE
  • Water resources development
  • Water resources development
  • Water rights
  • Water-supply
  • Water-supply
Label
Blue future : protecting water for people and the planet forever, Maude Barlow
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-313) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Principle 1: Water is a human right. 1. The case for the right to water ; 2. The fight for the right to water ; 3. Implementing the right to water ; 4. Paying for water for all -- Principle 2: Water is a common heritage. 5. Water : commons or commodity? ; 6. Targeting public water services ; 7. The loss of the water commons devastates communities ; 8. Reclaiming the water commons -- Principle 3: Water has rights too. 9. The trouble with "modern water" ; 10. Corporate control of farming is extinguishing water ; 11. Energy demands place an unsustainable burden on water ; 12. Putting water at the centre of our lives -- Principle 4: Water can teach us how to live together. 13. Confronting the tyranny of the one percent ; 14. Creating a just economy ; 15. Protecting land, protecting water ; 16. A road map to conflict or to peace?
Control code
ocn834421408
Dimensions
21 cm
Extent
326 pages
Isbn
9781595589477
Lccn
2013036341
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9781595589477
  • (OCoLC)834421408
Label
Blue future : protecting water for people and the planet forever, Maude Barlow
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-313) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Principle 1: Water is a human right. 1. The case for the right to water ; 2. The fight for the right to water ; 3. Implementing the right to water ; 4. Paying for water for all -- Principle 2: Water is a common heritage. 5. Water : commons or commodity? ; 6. Targeting public water services ; 7. The loss of the water commons devastates communities ; 8. Reclaiming the water commons -- Principle 3: Water has rights too. 9. The trouble with "modern water" ; 10. Corporate control of farming is extinguishing water ; 11. Energy demands place an unsustainable burden on water ; 12. Putting water at the centre of our lives -- Principle 4: Water can teach us how to live together. 13. Confronting the tyranny of the one percent ; 14. Creating a just economy ; 15. Protecting land, protecting water ; 16. A road map to conflict or to peace?
Control code
ocn834421408
Dimensions
21 cm
Extent
326 pages
Isbn
9781595589477
Lccn
2013036341
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9781595589477
  • (OCoLC)834421408

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