Drinking Water: A Socio-Economic Analysis of Historical and Societal Variation

by Mark Harvey

Book Overview

In this fascinating and challenging work, the author analyses the way water for drinking is produced, distributed, owned, acquired, and consumed in contrasting ways in different settings. From the taken-for-granted, all-purpose water, flowing out of taps in advanced economies to extreme inequalities of access to water of variable qualities, drinking water tells its own interesting story, but also reflects some of the centrally important characteristics...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138816973
• ISBN13: 9781138816978
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.2"