Thirst
The Global Quest to Solve the Water Crisis
Published on 1. July 2025
192 pages
978-1-80429-072-9 (ISBN)
Description
Two billion people worldwide are without access to safe water. But solutions are hard to come by when causes are not clearly defined. In a whirlwind tour of global water insecurity, one of the world's leading experts on water politics chronicles the massive impact of climate change; the insatiable water demands of industry and agriculture; and the widespread lack of state investment in infrastructure. Filippo Menga focuses in particular on the high priests of global developmentalism - celebrities, CEOs, and sustainability directors - who have emerged as some of the loudest voices about water issues while offering few tangible solutions. Thirst shows that if humanity is to escape the deadlock that bedevils access to clean water, it has to reconsider both its faith in the market and its relationship with nature.
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Ebook UK & RoW
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Reflowable
ISBN-13
978-1-80429-072-9 (9781804290729)
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07/2025
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Person
Filippo Menga is Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Bergamo, Italy and Associate Editor of the journal Political Geography.
