Where rivers meet the sea : the political ecology of water /
Stephanie C. Kane.
- Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2012.
- xvii, 228 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-215) and index.
Introduction -- Salvador de Bahia, Brazil. Sense and science at the Lake of Dark Waters -- Dune shenanigans and rebellious festival memories -- Of sewage, sacrifice, and sacred springs -- Coda : The assassination fo Antonio Conceição Reis -- Buenos Aires, Argentina. Water history, water activism -- Iconic bridges of La Boca and Madero (dereliction as opportunity) -- Neighbors fight to reverse eco-blind engineering in Tigre Delta -- Convergent protest from the provinces : hydroelectricity + gold-mining = water predation -- Conclusion.
9781439909317 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Water resources development--Environmental aspects. Water resources development--Political aspects. Water supply--Environmental aspects. Water supply--Political aspects.