A product of the UNESCO-IHP project on Water and Cultural Diversity, this book represents an effort to examine the complex role water plays as a force in sustaining, maintaining, and threatening the viability of culturally diverse peoples. It is argued that water is a fundamental human need, a human right, and a core sustaining element in biodiversity and cultural diversity. The core concepts utilized in this book draw upon a larger trend in sustainability science, a recognition of the synergism and analytical potential in utilizing a coupled biological and social systems analysis, as the functioning viability of nature is both sustained and threatened by humans.
A product of the UNESCO-IHP project on Water and Cultural Diversity, this book represents an effort to examine the complex role water plays as a force in sustaining, maintaining, and threatening the viability of culturally diverse peoples. It is argued that water is a fundamental human need, a human right, and a core sustaining element in biodiversity and cultural diversity. The core concepts utilized in this book draw upon a larger trend in sustainability science, a recognition of the synergism and analytical potential in utilizing a coupled biological and social systems analysis, as the functioning viability of nature is both sustained and threatened by humans.
Water, Cultural Diversity, and Global Environmental Change: Emerging Trends, Sustainable Futures?
560Water, Cultural Diversity, and Global Environmental Change: Emerging Trends, Sustainable Futures?
560Hardcover(2012)
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9789400717732 |
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Publisher: | Springer Netherlands |
Publication date: | 02/26/2012 |
Edition description: | 2012 |
Pages: | 560 |
Product dimensions: | 6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.05(d) |