Metropolitan Water Use Conflicts in Asia and the Pacific |
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| Editor:
| Nickum, James E. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-429-73588-2 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2019 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $24.95USD $165.00USD $165.00 |
Book Description:
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Although Asia is the least urbanized continent, it contains half of the world's megacities and many of the world's fastest-growing economies. Urban growth is already stressing local water supplies and causing intense conflict among water users--between haves and have-nots in urban areas as well as between farmers and fishers outside the cities. In a
Although Asia is the least urbanized continent, it contains half of the world's megacities and many of the world's fastest-growing economies. Urban growth is already stressing local water supplies and causing intense conflict among water users--between haves and have-nots in urban areas as well as between farmers and fishers outside the cities. In a