Water, Cultural Diversity, and Global Environmental Change: Emerging Trends, Sustainable Futures?

Johnston, Barbara Rose; Hiwasaki, Lisa; Klaver, Irene J.; Ramos Castillo, Ameyali; Strang, Veronica

Co-published with UNESCO

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.

Details

Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2011-12-16

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9789400718661

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-1774-9

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 560