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Water ethics : an introduction /

Doorn, Neelke,

Water ethics : an introduction / Neelke Doorn. - xiv, 299 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm. - Philosophy, technology and society. . - Philosophy, technology and society. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-282) and index.

1. The Nature of the World's Water Challenges -- 2. Water and Its Different Uses -- 3. Water and Justice -- 4. Water and Economic Valuation -- 5. Water and Rights -- 6. Water and Responsibilities -- 7. Water and Engineering -- 8. Inserting Ethics into Water Governance.

A comprehensive introduction to water ethics, this book explores the common thread between debates in the allocation of water resources, the human right to water and the commodification and privatisation of water services, and fills the gap for alternatives to the predominantly consequentialist approach to dealing with these issues.

9781786609502 1786609509 1786609517 9781786609519


Water-supply--Management--Moral and ethical aspects.
Environmental policy--Moral and ethical aspects.

TD345 / .D667 2019

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